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It's the female who make the eggs, but she deposits them in a pouch on the male seahorse's stomach for him to carry while the eggs develop.
When the eggs hatch, the pouch opens, and tiny, tiny sea horses swim out to start their own lives.
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Do fish have pouches?
The male sea horse has a small pouch near his tail. The female sea horse deposits her eggs, up to 200 at one time, in the male's pouch, which is then sealed with a sticky secretion. The male carries around the eggs with him for about 45 days. Also the Opossum shrimp
Do sea horses lay eggs or give birth to live young?
The female lays eggs in the pouch on the stomach of the male. The eggs develop in that pouch, then the live sea horse babies come out of the eggs and out of the male's pouch.
Where does sea horse lay eggs?
It's the female who make the eggs, but she deposits them in a pouch on the male seahorse's stomach for him to carry while the egs develop. When the eggs hatch, the pouch opens, and tiny, tiny sea horses swim out to start their own lives.
How does sea horse male take care of their eggs?
They carry them in a pouch on their stomachs. When the eggs hatch, the pouch opens, and tiny, tiny sea horses swim out.
Who carries sea dragon eggs?
The male does. The female lays the eggs in a "brood" pouch inside the male's tale and th male carries the eggs from 4-6 weeks
Does sea horse incubates eggs?
Yes. It's the female who make the eggs, but she deposits them in a pouch on the male seahorse's stomach for him to carry while the egs develop. When the eggs hatch, the pouch opens, and tiny, tiny sea horses swim out.
Is it the male sea horse produce eggs and why?
No. It's the female who make the eggs, but she deposits them in a pouch on the male seahorse's stomach for him to carry while the eggs develop. When the eggs hatch, the pouch opens, and tiny, tiny sea horses swim out to start their own lives.
How seahorses take care their eggs?
the male sea horse has a pouch that it uses to carry the eggs, when mating the female gives the male 1500 eggs
What male lays eggs?
There are no male animals that lay eggs. Many people think that a male sea horse lays eggs, but a female sea horse lays eggs and the male carries them and takes care of it.
Why does the male sea horse have babies?
The female sea horse deposites mature eggs in the male's pouch and the male incubates them, also protecting the young hatched fry in the pouch for a time. The most basic reason for why this is done is that this is the way these animals are.
How does a sea horse takes care of its young?
Basically it doesn't. Sea horses have an unusual arrangement where the female deposit her eggs in a pouch on the male's stomach for him to carry them as the eggs develop. But once the eggs hatch, the pouch opens and the tiny, tiny sea horses (perfect copies of the adult animals) swim out and are left to survive on their own.
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.
