Unlike most animals where the female carries and gives birth to offspring, the male seahorse takes on this role. What makes this unique? This male seahorse defies typical nature's norms.

This adaptation may increase genetic diversity and survival rates, lending a competitive edge to seahorse populations across various challenging habitats. Beyond their reproductive strategy ...

In 2012, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced that the dwarf seahorse may warrant protection. Seahorses' unique life-history characteristics and habitat specificity make them particularly ...