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Because they're safer there than deposited on the bottom.
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What seahorse has the baby?
The female seahorse transfers her eggs to the male which he self-fertilises in his pouch.
How does a female seahorse deposit their eggs to the male seahorse?
The female seahorse has an ovipositor like most fish, and she passes the eggs to the male by inserting it into his pouch opening. This is done as the seahorse pair rises in the water column for the egg transfer.
What role does the male sea horse play in developing young seahorses?
The male seahorse has a pouch in the front of its tummy into which the female lays her eggs. The male then broods the developing eggs until they hatch and are released from the pouch. See the link below
Does a female seahorse lay the eggs in the male seahorse belly?
No, she lays them in the water and the male gathers them up in his mouth and blows them into his pouch.
What do Seahorse look like?
Seahorse eggs are not often seen as they are deposited directly into the male's pouch after fertilization. The offspring emerge from the pouch as live young.
What happens after the female seahorse lays her eggs?
The female seahorse deposits her eggs in a pouch at the male seahorse's abdomen. He then carries them until they hatch.
Can a male seahorse get pregnant?
The female seahorse deposits her eggs into an opening in the front of the male's body, and he keeps them into a pouch until they hatch, at which time they "squirt" out of him. The seahorse is not pregnant in the sense we think of pregancy, he is just carrying the eggs in a safe place in a specialised pouch for doing so.
Why is the male seahorse responsible for reproducing?
The male places the fertilized eggs from the female and put them into a special pouch on his body. There they stay until they hatch and swim out of the pouch.
Do sea horses have a pocket or pouch?
No. Actually only the male seahorse has a pouch, on his front side. The female seahorse deposits her eggs into the male's pouch, where they are fertilized. The male carries the eggs until they hatch into tiny but fully developed seahorses. You may see the Related Link for more about seahorses.
Does a seahorse male get pregnant?
yes, they can.they get pregnant then eggs come out from there pouch.
Is it the male or female who carrys the baby giraffe?
It is the female giraffe, as a mammal, that carries the developing baby and gives birth.As the category is seahorse, it is the male seahorse that carries the eggs in a special pouch until hatching and grow big enough to exit the male's pouch and be independent.
What is special about the male seahorse?
the male seahorse gives birth instead of the female :D the female gives birth but the male carries the baby seahorses in a pouch at the front like a kangaroo XD
