Those dang lady Seahorses have it all!!

RedMar

"Seahorses pair for life. They meet first thing in the morning to reinforce their pair bonding with an elaborate courtship display.

The female meets the male in his territory and as they approach each other, they change colour.

The male circles around the female and the pair often spiral around an object.

This display can last for upto an hour. Once over the female goes back to her territory.

The male (seahorse) is the only creature where the male has a true reversed pregnancy. The female transfers her eggs to the male which he self fertilizes in his pouch. The number of eggs can vary from 50-150 for smaller species to 1500 for larger species.

They receive everything they need in the pouch from oxygen to food. Gestation time varies from 14 days to 4 weeks. Giving birth can be a long process with contractions lasting up to 12 hours."

curlylocks3

Lucky bitches...

Ashes92813

Whenever I find DH snuggled in my maternity pillow, I ask him if this is his way of telling me he is ready to Seahorse and carry the baby... So far, he hasn't Seahorsed

owlcup

My DD has an Eric Carle book about Mr. Seahorse and his other male fishy friends who take care/lay the eggs while all the fishy mommies go off and party. Or whatever. That's just my assumption as the book doesn't really say.