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DEVOTION AMONG ANIMALS
The seahorse is the only species where the male becomes pregnant. The male
seahorse carries its eggs in a pouch under its belly for many weeks.
The Only Species Where the Male Conceives:
The Seahorse
The male seahorse has a brood pouch wherein he keeps the eggs
he receives from the females. She deposits her eggs into the brood
pouch of the male, who keeps them there until they develop into tiny
little seahorses. Here they are fed with fluid from a placenta-like
structure, and oxygen is supplied them by the capillaries. Depending
on the species, this pregnancy lasts between 10 and 42 days. During
this time, the female visits the male every morning. These visits and
greeting rituals give the female an idea about her mate's due date
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and in this time, the female prepares to produce new eggs.
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