Seahorse fathers use different muscles and hormones to give birth than female animals.
- Postdoctoral Fellow in Evolutionary Biology, Macquarie University
We examined male seahorse pouches under the microscope at different stages of pregnancy, and found they develop complex placental structures over time — in similar ways to human pregnancy.
Some lay their eggs and leave, others carry their young for a year in a pouch: in nature, maternal care comes in many forms.
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