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Why do male seahorses give birth?
Male seahorses give birth because the mother places her bright orange eggs directly into the father's special pouch. While the mother swims away to rest, the father takes over and his pouch provides the eggs with air and food. After a few weeks, the father holds onto a coral branch, pushes, and the tiny babies pop out into the ocean.
Watch on YouTube ↗Key facts
- Seahorse parents spin together underwater in a dance before the mother shares her eggs.
- The mother seahorse places bright orange eggs into the father's pouch.
- The father's special pouch provides the eggs with both air and food.
- To give birth, the father holds onto a coral branch and pumps to push the tiny babies out.
Questions people also ask
What do seahorse parents do before sharing eggs?
The mother and father do a beautiful dance together, spinning in the sea.
How does the father seahorse care for the eggs?
The father keeps the eggs in his special pouch, which gives them air and food for a few weeks.
How are baby seahorses born?
The father seahorse holds onto a coral branch and begins to pump and push until the tiny babies pop out into the water.
What the video says
Did you know seahorse dads give birth? It starts under the water. The mom and dad do a beautiful dance.
They spin together in the sea. The mom shares her bright orange eggs. She puts them right into his pouch.
The mom swims away to rest. Now the dad takes over. His special pouch gives the eggs air and food.
A few weeks pass by. The dad's belly gets very big. He holds onto a coral branch. He begins to pump and push.
Tiny baby seahorses pop out into the water! They float away in the blue ocean. This is the amazing superpower of seahorse dads.
