(source Wikipedia)
The male seahorse is equipped with a brood pouch on the ventral, or front-facing, side. When mating, the female seahorse deposits up to 1,500 eggs in the male's pouch. The male carries the eggs for anywhere from 9 to 45 days until they emerge, expelling fully-developed, miniature seahorses in the water. Once the seahorse babies are released into the water, the male's role is done and he offers no further care
I just find it really cool how Seahorses have babies. Instead of the Female getting pregnant, she puts her eggs into the Male pouch, and leaves (returning every morning for a couple of minutes to check in with her mate). The Male fertilizes them, but then carries the eggs until they are ready to be born. Instead of the Female having to go through pregnancy, the Male does. This just proves how different, and diverse life really is on Earth. Imagine if instead of human beings the Seahorse was the dominate species. Imagine how different their society would be in terms of Womens rights and Gender roles. They might do better then us when it comes to equal rights...... I'm jus sayin....
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