Three Astounding Pregnant Males Species
These three species: seahorses, pipe fish, and sea dragons are the only males that get pregnant.
Besides the amazing fact that males are the actual pregnant ones in the partnership, they are also beautiful, graceful, and wonderful creatures!
Sea Dragons
Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is celebrating the pregnancy of a male weedy sea dragon. This lucky male carries the eggs on his tail, and this is only the third time ever that an endangered species is pregnant in a U.S. aquarium.
This sea dragon has around 70 fertilized eggs, and is giving birth in early to mid-July. It is rare for sea dragons to be pregnant since researchers do not know what will get them in the mood to mate. While mating, the female lays dozens of eggs, and then transfer them to the male’s tail, which look like red grapes.
The Aquarium has 18-inch sea dragons with snouts, colorful sea horses bodies, and multiple fins. There are about 50 aquariums around the world that have sea dragons.
Sea Horses
To compete for the female seahorses’ attention, male seahorses combat with each other by pulling tails, dragging each other, snapping at each other with their snouts, wrestling with their necks, exhibiting their pouches by opening and closing them.
While pregnant, the male seahorses cannot move around to look for foods, and they have to eat whatever in the area. Seahorses remain monogamously for the entire mating season, and they perform daily ritual of entwining their tails, and spiraling in a dance to the surface. These rituals keep their productivities synchronized.
The male seahorses will be pregnant for three weeks, go through 72 hours of labor, and release up to 200 baby seahorses. After only a few hours of the painful birthing process, the male seahorses are ready to get pregnant again.
Louie Jerome has written a fascinating article on Fabulously Beautiful Seahorses Dance in the Ocean, which you can learn more.
Pipe Fish
Image Source-Ornate Ghost Pipefish Couple
Pipe fishes take shelter in coral reef areas, sea grass beds, and sandy lagoons. Some live in fresh water, and can be found all over the world. There are many types of pipe fishes, and they are often live in pairs.
The pipe fishes have unusual color patterns like stripes or bands on the body, and spots/stripes on their tail. They are slender, and mostly well camouflaged.
The males brood the development of eggs in his thin skinned abdominal pouch, which might includes eggs from three to four different females, until they hatch. The eggs hatch in five to six weeks as the tiny version of the adults.
These amazing species are a joy to watch. Get to the aquarium, watch the marvelous beauty of nature, and be in awe at their fascinating life.
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23 Responses to “Three Astounding Pregnant Males Species”
On June 15, 2008 at 3:08 am
awesome article, thank you for sharing.
On June 15, 2008 at 6:12 am
Very interesting article.
On June 15, 2008 at 7:00 am
amazing,thanks IC
On June 15, 2008 at 8:10 am
This is a very educational one. I’ve learned and was entertained by it. Great choice for an article Icy!
On June 15, 2008 at 10:37 am
the cool thing about this! Is that all of the male ‘mom’s are fish!
On June 15, 2008 at 12:40 pm
excellent article. well done.
On June 15, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Very original subject and intruiguing subject. I know why you are the tops now.
On June 15, 2008 at 4:43 pm
To bad it doesn’t work the same way for humans. If it did families would only have one child, thats for sure.
On June 15, 2008 at 6:38 pm
…Hi IC, this is so fascinating,
)
I can say that this was a lesson for
me, I had never heard of this, knew
of the existence, but this part was
quite amazing. Great job.They should
be able to talk to males of the human
species, to let them know what it is
like.
On June 15, 2008 at 6:42 pm
…Hi IC, this is so fascinating,
)
I can say that this was a lesson for
me, I had never heard of this, knew
of the existence, but this part was
quite amazing. Great job.They should
be able to talk to males of the human
species, to let them know what it is
like.
On June 16, 2008 at 12:29 pm
a very interesting work…never knew about such wonders of nature.
On June 16, 2008 at 4:23 pm
What a beautiful article. Very well written and lovely pictures. I hadent known of any male species that gets pregnant other than sea horses!
On June 16, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Love the pictures and the info!
On June 17, 2008 at 8:27 am
Amazing little creatures and a fun read!
On June 17, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Great research, Icy! Too bad human males couldn’t be the ones to have babies, though with some of those beer bellies, you might think they were pregnant.. with twins! =)
On June 17, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Amazing article!
On June 18, 2008 at 12:24 am
Great article Icy, the pictures are wonderful!!
On June 18, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I love this. I am pregnant with my fourth child. I wouldn’t mind my husband carrying this one for me! HA!
On June 20, 2008 at 10:50 am
Thanks and take care!
On June 21, 2008 at 10:26 am
They are so beautiful. I love to watch seahorses, they’re so graceful.
On June 21, 2008 at 11:01 am
Sorry I missed this one. I’ve been having computer issues.
It is truly beautiful and amazing. Thank you for sharing. I knew about the sea horses and thought they were the only males who got pregnant. Interesting.
On July 29, 2008 at 6:01 pm
i think they female i have some fishes and they look like wood they still a babby but i territed find that some dead but its promble ike 100 of them in there idk its prombley more or 1,000 or more then that aand to days its goin to come out do i suppose to feed it ones a day or 2 a day idk i have to go to school to so i need really help um say some thin when u get this o yea i think i only have like about 1 small think of food should i get more
On July 29, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Tameka,
Call your local aquarium, or pet shop to ask about feeding, cleaning, or handling them..
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