Advances in genetics in recent years has revealed that many apparently exclusive pairs in fact sometimes mate with individuals other than their partner, but social monogamy is widespread.

Dwindling natural habitats are causing a significant decline in certain seahorse species. To bolster populations, researchers ...

BREEDING: Dwarf seahorses form monogamous pair bonds that are reinforced each morning ... relying on their camouflage to allow them to sit and wait to ambush creatures like fish fry, small crustaceans ...