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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.
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Do female seahorses lay eggs?
The female seahorses give them to the male seahorse.
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
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.
Are there female seahorses?
Not all seahorses are males. They can't be because the males are the ones who get pregnant
Is there more than the male seahorses that lay eggs?
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.
Why do male turtles lay eggs?
when the seahorses are mating the female seahorse puts about 1500 eggs into the male seahorses pouch. The male seahorse carries the eggs for 4 to 45 days and then releases the seahorses into the water and leaves them.
Can male seahorses become females?
No. Males carry the eggs and give birth to the young which is normally part of the female's role, but the male is still genetically male.
Does the male or female takes care of the seahorses eggs?
The male seahorse carries and looks after the eggs.
Why do male sea horses carry the baby?
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 male has the babies because they are known to be more aggresive. With out this protection, pregnant female seahorses could easy be eaten or injured. Also, because few baby seahorses survive, the couple must constantly produce eggs. So, while the male has the eggs, the female is making more.
Do male seahorses give birth from their belly button?
Animals born from eggs don't have much of a bellybutton to start with. What male seahorses have is a pouch on their stomach. The female lays the eggs there and the male carries them until they hatch.
Does female seahorses get pregnant?
Seahorses have a very special arrangement. The females make the eggs, but then deposit them in a pocket on the male seahorse's stomach called a brood pouch. In there the eggs are fertized and left to mature. Then as the eggs hatch, the pouch opens and the tiny newborns swim out.
How does a seahorse reproduce?
Seahorses will court one another for several days before mating. When they mate, the female deposits up to 1,500 eggs into the males pouch located on one side of the body. The male then carries the eggs for up to 45 days and the babies come out of the pouch fully developed. Once they leave the pouch the baby seahorses are on their own.
