Unlike most species, it is the male seahorses who give birth. Female seahorses impregnate the males with their eggs, and 10-25 days later, the males spew out thousands of baby seahorses.

Seahorses mate for life, but it’s the father that becomes “pregnant.” Seahorse fathers will carry the eggs in a special brood pouch for up to four weeks before giving birth. Depending on the ...

Male pregnancy evolved in these species to increase reproductive success. By shifting gestation to males, females can produce ...

Male seahorses bear the responsibility of carrying the embryos. They have a brood pouch on the front of their bodies, and fertilised eggs are transferred there with an ovipositor. The male then ...

On its own, a baby seahorse has a lot to contend with. On average, if the population is stable, only two of the thousands of young that a pair produces will reach maturity. Life doesn't become ...

Seahorses pair-bond, with partners participating in daily interactions and elaborate mating rituals before the female deposits eggs into the male’s pouch. The eggs, depending on the species, gestate ...

Danny Smith, the owner of The Seahorse Restaurant which sells cakes and other foods says he’s also witnessed the change. “We only use eggs in cake here and obviously it’s a major component ...

With adults only about an inch tall, the dwarf seahorse is the smallest of the four seahorse species found in U.S. waters. This dainty, curly-tailed fish occurs only in shallow seagrass areas in the ...

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has celebrated the arrival of over 70 baby seahorses after a two-year hiatus, with the baby seahorses expected to be ready for the larger habitat in the future.