Males produce offspring? It's all there is on Earth.

In nature, it is usually the female animal's duty to give birth.

However, there are always some anomalies that violate this norm, and the hippocampus is one of them.

Contrary to common sense, the seahorse is a unique creature, and unlike other creatures, its reproductive work is done by the male.

In addition, there are many mysteries hidden in seahorses.

Many people think of seahorses giving birth, but do you really know anything about this animal?

First of all, it needs to be clarified that seahorses are not land horses, but a type of fish in the water.

Despite their name, seahorses have heads that look similar to those of land horses, which does not mean they are horses.

It is worth emphasizing that seahorses are real fish, they are small Marine creatures that usually inhabit coral reef areas.

The head of the seahorse is similar to that of the horse, but it has the tail of a fish and its unique body shape, which is quite different from the fish we usually know.

Because of this, seahorses are always given a special life in some legends. One theory is that seahorses were created by God in a drunken state because their body structure looks like it was put together randomly and is completely different from other fish in the ocean, even their eyes are distinctive.

Our normal eyeballs move in sync most of the time, unless they're crossed. But the eyes of the seahorse can move independently, each eye can move freely up, down, left and right, contrary to what we have learned.

Fish are usually straight and long, but seahorses are curved, more like dragons than fish.

In Western mythology, the seahorse is depicted as the proud mount of Poseidon, the god of the sea, adding to its mysterious color.

In China, seahorses are called "falling dragon children" and often appear in myths and legends and are revered as "divine beasts".

Seahorses have a wide variety of colors in the ocean, both bright red and bright green, which can be found in seahorses, and these changing colors provide good protection for seahorses.

More interesting than their unique appearance, however, is their ability to reproduce.

Seahorses are known for their unique way of giving birth, with the male taking on the responsibility of giving birth.

As seahorses wrap themselves around coral in the water, their bellies begin to contract, and each contraction ejects many small seahorses, soon surrounded by many young seahorses.

Surprisingly, however, it is not the mother who gives birth to the baby seahorse, but the father.

At first, scientists thought seahorses were hermaphrodite creatures, but as they studied further, they found differences between males and females.

In nature, almost all creatures are born by females, the seahorse is an exception. However, this is not for nothing.

The survival rate of seahorses' pups is very low, and although thousands of pups are born at a time, only a few survive.

In order to improve the survival rate of the offspring, the seahorse adopts the "question sea strategy" to increase the number of offspring by giving birth multiple times.

During mating, the female seahorse releases her eggs directly into the pouch of the male seahorse, which then allows the male to fertilize himself.

When the sperm have finished developing in the pouch, the male seahorse releases them. The female seahorse then lays another batch of eggs, and the cycle continues, increasing productivity.

Still, seahorses are a vulnerable group in the ocean, swimming even slower than turtles.

So it's almost impossible for seahorses to hunt

. They can only rely on "waiting for the rabbit" or surprise attack method of hunting, otherwise it is difficult to successfully catch prey.

Seahorses have developed very lazy habits, and some even stay in the same place from birth to death, barely moving.

Young seahorses need to survive on their own while their father recovers after giving birth, which is one reason why seahorses are scarce.