did you know...
That male seahorses fertilize and birth their offspring?
( cackers, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 13:59, 7 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Hmmm...
Not quite true...

The males fertilize the eggs externally, same as any other fish.
They then keep them in a pouch (more like a blister than a kangaroo-pocket) on their chest.

When the young hatch, they burst out of the pouch. Not quite giving birth to 'em, but still pretty cool :)
( Cawl, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 14:03, Reply)

Kaol to the marine biology skewed urban myth rescue!

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 14:21, Reply)

It's a dirty job,
But someone's gotta do it.
( Cawl, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 14:24, Reply)

Seahorses aren't actually horses.
This is because Captain V doesn't love them hard enough.
( thealternativefact, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 14:25, Reply)

I know one place there's a real horse
Edinburgh castle!
( Captain V, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 14:47, Reply)

And I have a photograph of it getting some loving, V stylee!

( thealternativefact, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 14:50, Reply)

well, it seemed close enough
But I stand corrected!
( cackers, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 15:38, Reply)