00:00the one who got pregnant was the father. Male seahorses have a remarkable trait they give birth.
00:05Technically speaking, the female deposits her eggs into a special pouch on the male's belly,
00:10called a brood pouch. The male's job is to shelter and protect those eggs until they hatch
00:15into baby seahorses. So technically, it's still the female who lays the eggs. But once the eggs
00:20are inside the pouch, the male's belly swells up noticeably. He looks just like he's pregnant,
00:25which is exactly why people say the male gets pregnant. When it's time to give birth,
00:29the male wraps his tail around seaweed or coral to anchor himself. Then he rhythmically pumps his
00:33body, releasing the tiny babies one by one. And almost immediately after giving birth,
00:38the female is back to deposit a new round of eggs. Throughout the breeding season,
00:42which can last several months, the male goes through this cycle of pregnancy again and again.
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