IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Politics Covid U. News World Opinion Business. Share this —. Follow NBC News. By Charles Q. Once over the female goes back to her territory.
Females have a territory of about sq metres and males have a territory of about 0. Their territories overlap. The male is the only creature where the male has a true reversed pregnancy. The female transfers her eggs to the male which he self-fertilises in his pouch.
The number of eggs can vary from for smaller species to 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. Baby seahorses are known as fry, when they are born they are on their own. They spend the first two to three weeks of their lives drifting along in the plankton layer of the ocean.
Less than one in a thousand will survive long enough to become an adult due to predators. Seahorses have a prehensile tail. This allows them to grip onto eel grass and other weeds and prevents them from being washed away by strong currents and waves.
Seahorses can change colour very quickly and match any surroundings in which it finds itself. They have even been known to turn bright red to match floating debris. Both males and females also change colour during their courtship display. Unlike most other fish, seahorses do not have scales. Instead they have hard bony plates that help them stay upright when swimming. Seahorses live in shallow and weedy areas, often where the current is strong.
Seahorses are not the best swimmers… so their tail helps them hold onto the grasses and corals in their habitat. Sometimes they even hang on to each other so they do not get swept away! The flat edge of their tail gives them a better grip and keeps their tail from rotating in the waves. Researchers believe that this design allows the seahorse to be stronger and to save energy. Scientists are also looking into how this design could help with prosthetics for people. Current Notifications.
Depending on the seahorse species, the eggs remain in the brood pouch for up to 45 days, until the eggs are ready to hatch. Cute, eh? Unlike kangaroos, though, baby seahorses do not return to the pouch. A master of camouflage, these fab fish can be incredibly difficult to spot. Camouflage not only helps the seahorse avoid predators, such as crabs and other fish, it helps it to be a predator, too. Feeding on small crustaceans, seahorses are super-skilled ambush predators. Rather than chasing their food, they wait, unnoticed, for prey to pass by.
They then suck their unsuspecting victim though their tube-like mouth, before swallowing it whole. Have you ever been lucky enough to see one?
While you wait for it to be checked and approved why not to add a pre-selected message and a cool badge. WOW seahorses are the most fasinating animals on the planet i learned so much like how the males have the babies and not the woman. Ask a parent or guardian to check it out first and remember to stay safe online.
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