In every species, it is the female who reproduces, but in one particular species, the function is performed by males
Nature has designed almost every species so that females are bestowed the power to give birth to a new life. Males have only one role to play—to offer their spermatozoa, which carry genetic material and fertilise the eggs in a female's body.
However, in one particular species, the males become mothers.
A member of the pipefish family, seahorses are designed so that males give birth to babies.
The reproduction process of seahorses begins with courtship that could last for days.
Once the eggs are matured, the female transfers her eggs into the brood pouch of the male horses.
The gestation period lasts between two to four weeks inside the male's brood pouch.
Once the gestation period is over, the male seahorse ejects dozens to thousands of seahorse babies into the water.
