Seahorse is one of the few species in the animal world where the male gives birth to the young.

The male has a special brood-pouch on its abdomen, into which the female lays its eggs.

The eggs get fertilized. They hatch and the young ones develop there until they become

the miniature versions of their parents.

The male then goes into labor and delivers the young ones.

It jettisons the young seahorses in a series of convulsions which may last for several hours.

Poor daddy-turned-mummy suffers for a prolonged period, delivering the young ones!