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A baby seahorse is called a fry. When mating, the female seahorse deposits up to 1,500 eggs in the male's pouch. The male carries the eggs for 9 to 45 days until the seahorses emerge fully developed, but very small.
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What is an fact about seahorses?
Male seahorses carry the offspring, not the females.
In what animal species does the male look after the offspring almost exclusively?
Seahorses seahorses look after ofspring exclusively
Why do the mother seahorses do not carry the baby?
The mother seahorses that tried to carry the eggs were not competitive with the mother seahorses who deposited their eggs in the brood pouches of the male seahorses. The genes of the ones who had more offspring survived.
What is a seahorses young survival rate?
The survival of seahorses is low because they have many predators. Offspring are also produced in small numbers which further makes their population dwindle fast.
Do seahorses need mates to reproduce?
No they dont, also I think the male Seahorse may have offspring of their own.
Why don't female seahorses carry the eggs?
Female seahorses don't have a pouch; they just have eggs. The males have a pouch where the female deposits up to 2,000 eggs. Biologists think seahorses developed the pouch as a way to ensure the species survives. For example, if a female had all the eggs and had to bear offspring, all the babies could die if she got eaten. If a male gets eaten, the most offspring lost is up to 2,000 eggs. But there are always other males that can mate with the female who has the eggs to deposit.
Are seahorses hermaphrodites?
There are male seahorses and female seahorses.
What marine life is in Bonaire?
Seahorses Seahorses
When was The Seahorses created?
The Seahorses was created in 1996.
What habitat do seahorses have?
Seahorses live in the sea.
When did The Seahorses end?
The Seahorses ended in 1999.
What is the plural form of seahorse?
seahorses
