The male incubates the eggs in his pouch for about 20 to 28 days, an gives birth to fully-formed seahorses.

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 ...

During the peak of the romantic moment, the couple raises their heads in delight, arching their backs, and the male seahorse receives the female’s eggs into his pouch, where they are fertilized ...

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 ...