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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 35 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

it sounds like they consider a male seahorse a male because he produces sperm rather than eggs.

The female seahorse drops her eggs off into a male brood pouch, a little pocket the male seahorse has on the front of him that has a placenta in it, and then he fertilizes those eggs and carries the fetuses for a few weeks and then little seahorses flutter out when he gives birth.

there's a video. and it's a LOT of baby flutterhorses

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/male-seahorses-give-birth.htm

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Basically a reverse kangaroo.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 months ago

yea lil flappy water kangaroos

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Incidentally, "reverse kangaroo" is also a sex act that is prohibited by law in all of the states and territories of Australia, except Tasmania.

[–] Hule@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

No, it isn't!

I looked it up...