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Male seahorses dont lay eggs the female passes the fertilized eggs to a pouch in his abdomen where they hatch and he then gives"birth" to the babies.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe male doesn't actually lay the eggs, he just carries the babies in a pouch.
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Are the male seahorses are more colorful than the female seahorses?
Not necessarily. Seahorses can change colors depending on their mood, so it all depends on the specimen.
Do seahorses lay eggs?
Seahorse has a pouch on its belly with eggs
Do male seahorses actually give birth?
because the female lays the egg in the males pouch and the male carys it weeks before the eggs hatchMale seahorses have a pouch on their stomachs. The female deposits up to 2,000 eggs in that pouch. Seahorses are unique in this; no other male fish or animals bears young. Zoologists think it evolved to help seahorses survive.Male seahorse do not give birth.The female seahorse lay eggs in the pouch of the male seahorse.The male seahorse carries the eggs until they hatch and swims out of the pouch of the male seahorse.That is why people think male seahorse give birthThey don't really. The female deposits the eggs in a pouch on the male's belly. He then carries the eggs until they hatch, and tiny, tiny seahorses swim out into the ocean.He doesn't "give birth". The female lays eggs in a pouch which the male has on the front of his belly. When the eggs hatch, the babies are released from the pouch and go on their way.
What male animals give birth?
All male seahorses carry children rather than females.
How can there be different fathers in a dog litter?
When a female is in heat she will accept more than one male to breed with. If there are enough eggs, the sperm from more than one male can fertilize different eggs the female has.
Do male sea horses incubate eggs?
Almost. The female sea horse lays her eggs in a pouch on the male sea horse's belly. When the eggs hatch then the male does go through a sort of labour and delivery, but not really. Note* sometimes a miss-hap happens when they do that and the male ends up delivering the babies or dieing.
Is a sea horse oviparous?
No. seahorses are ovoviviparous...meaning they produce eggs but their eggs are in the placenta rather than being outside the body!
How many seahorses are used for medicine?
more than 448,000
Sea dragon internal or external fertilisation?
Seadragons are like seahorses in that it is the male who carries the eggs The female will deposit up to 250 eggs (bright pink) onto the males tail where the eggs attach themselves to a "brood patch" where they will stay for the next 6 to 8 weeks where they receive oxygen from "cups" on this brood patch and they become "fertilised" which is external
Your cockatiels have been mating and eggs have been laid can you take the male away now?
Yes you can ! It is more than ideal to take the male out of the cage !
Your horsefield tortoises are 2 and 4 but they are showing all the signs of mating is there a chance of eggs?
If they are male and female then yes, there is more than likely going to be eggs.
If the female or male leave the eggs in the nest for a while will they still hatch?
The female should be removed immediately the spawning process is over. The male knows more about looking after the eggs than a person so let him get on with it.
