http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies Green Design, Sustainable Technology and Environmental Oddities Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/comment-page-1/#comment-108232 Happy Father’s Day: 20 Awesome Animal Dads : The Green Children Foundation Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:12:42 +0000 http://webecoist.com/?p=14513#comment-108232 [...] Not all animals come from the mother’s womb; in the case of seahorses, pipefish and leafy sea dragons, it is the father who gets pregnant. Female seahorses deposit eggs in the brood pouches of male seahorses, which then fertilize the eggs with their own sperm and reside over three-week pregnancies. Over the course of three days, the male seahorse gives birth to 200 baby seahorses. Similarly, male pipefish carry eggs in protective pouches prior to giving birth, as do leafy sea dragons, which not only care for eggs over a nine-week period but give birth during a 24-48 hour period by shooting the babies out from their tails. For more information on male animal pregnancies, please see the following WebEcoist article: Role Reversal: 5 Strange Tales of Animal Male Pregnancies. [...] [...] Not all animals come from the mother’s womb; in the case of seahorses, pipefish and leafy sea dragons, it is the father who gets pregnant. Female seahorses deposit eggs in the brood pouches of male seahorses, which then fertilize the eggs with their own sperm and reside over three-week pregnancies. Over the course of three days, the male seahorse gives birth to 200 baby seahorses. Similarly, male pipefish carry eggs in protective pouches prior to giving birth, as do leafy sea dragons, which not only care for eggs over a nine-week period but give birth during a 24-48 hour period by shooting the babies out from their tails. For more information on male animal pregnancies, please see the following WebEcoist article: Role Reversal: 5 Strange Tales of Animal Male Pregnancies. [...]

]]> http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/comment-page-1/#comment-93032 Paola Fuentes - Role Reversal: 5 Strange Tales of Animal Male Pregnancies Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:44:34 +0000 http://webecoist.com/?p=14513#comment-93032 [...] male pregnancy is a natural part of how seahorses, pipefish and leafy sea dragons reproduce.Source:http://webecoist.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/ ( Leave a comment [...] [...] male pregnancy is a natural part of how seahorses, pipefish and leafy sea dragons reproduce.Source:http://webecoist.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/ ( Leave a comment [...]

]]> http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/comment-page-1/#comment-93030 Paola en la red Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:24:15 +0000 http://webecoist.com/?p=14513#comment-93030 [...] male pregnancy is a natural part of how seahorses, pipefish and leafy sea dragons reproduce.Source:http://webecoist.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/ Permalink Monday March 8th [...] [...] male pregnancy is a natural part of how seahorses, pipefish and leafy sea dragons reproduce.Source:http://webecoist.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/ Permalink Monday March 8th [...]

]]> http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/comment-page-1/#comment-93029 Role Reversal: 5 Strange Tales of Animal Male Pregnancies « Paola comenta Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:04:35 +0000 http://webecoist.com/?p=14513#comment-93029 [...] Source:http://webecoist.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/ [...] [...] Source:http://webecoist.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/ [...]

]]> http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/comment-page-1/#comment-93025 Role Reversal: 5 Strange Tales of Animal Male Pregnancies - elblogdepaola's posterous Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:46:25 +0000 http://webecoist.com/?p=14513#comment-93025 [...] Male pregnancy is a rare but real phenomenon in the animal kingdom. In some instances, male pregnancy is the result of man-made chemicals having strange effects on male frogs and bass, prompting weird intersex developments. In other situations, male pregnancy is a natural part of how seahorses, pipefish and leafy sea dragons reproduce.Source:http://webecoist.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/ [...] [...] Male pregnancy is a rare but real phenomenon in the animal kingdom. In some instances, male pregnancy is the result of man-made chemicals having strange effects on male frogs and bass, prompting weird intersex developments. In other situations, male pregnancy is a natural part of how seahorses, pipefish and leafy sea dragons reproduce.Source:http://webecoist.com/2010/03/07/role-reversal-5-strange-tales-of-animal-male-pregnancies/ [...]

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