Male seahorses are nature's Mr. Mom, researchers say
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 11:35
in Biology & Nature
Male seahorses are nature`s real-life Mr. Moms - they take fathering to a whole new level: Pregnancy. Although it is common for male fish to play the dominant parenting role, male pregnancy is a complex process unique to the fish family Syngnathidae, which includes pipefish, seahorses and sea dragons.