For the male seahorse, the challenging period of pregnancy now begins as he carries and nurtures the developing embryos. So, Why Do the Males Get Pregnant? In 2001, Professor Tony Wilson and ...

The role of a seahorse father is unlike that of any other animal in the animal kingdom. Seahorses mate for life, but it’s the father that becomes “pregnant.” Seahorse fathers will carry the ...

The main seahorse claim to fame is that the males become pregnant. They are small (16.4 cm is the largest recorded in these waters) and well camouflaged by the small organisms that grow on them.