Seahorses are fascinating underwater creatures, renowned for their unique, whimsical physical characteristics, swimming ...

Male seahorses are nature's real-life Mr. Moms -- they take fathering to a whole new level: pregnancy. Although it is common for male fish to play the dominant parenting role, male pregnancy is a ...

As the embryos grow, the male’s abdomen becomes distended, just as in a human pregnancy. When he is ready to give birth, the abdomen opens, and contractions expel the juvenile seahorses.

And perhaps most intriguing, seahorses are the only known vertebrates on the planet to exhibit true male pregnancy. Seahorse mating rituals begin with an elaborate courting dance that can last up ...

In the underwater world of seahorses, it’s the males who give birth and they don’t hold back. This video showcases the incredible moment a male seahorse releases hundreds of tiny babies in one go.

Male Seahorses Like Big Mates Date: July 13, 2009 Source: Springer Science+Business Media Summary: Male seahorses select partners based on their body size, according to a new study.

Male seahorses nurture and nourish their brood in much the same way as pregnant humans do, according to a new study by biologists. They found that while unborn seahorse babies get most of their ...

The male seahorse has a specialized pouch called a brood pouch. The female deposits eggs into the male's brood pouch for fertilization. Newborn seahorses are independent and find their own food.

Male seahorses give birth, but they don’t do it the way female animals do. Shutterstock. Therefore, we predicted seahorse males would use oxytocin-family hormones to control the process of ...

When Clayton Manning and Meagan Abele were diving off the coast of eastern Australia last month, they came upon a male seahorse carrying babies in his pouch. Spotting the seahorse wasn't a surprise.

A male seahorse gets pregnant when his mate deposits her as-yet-unfertilized eggs into a pouch on his belly. He fertilizes them, then carries the Skip to content ...