He gets pregnant. He bleeds. He gives birth to 1000 babies. And she is already gone. 💔 Nature's most selfless father.#seahorse #nature #wildlife #ocean #seahorses

She gets pregnant, then puts her babies inside him. The female seahorse makes a thousand eggs, then injects them into the male's belly. He is now pregnant. Inside his pouch, he grows a placenta. He feeds them with his own blood. His body turns his stomach into a womb. For 45 days, the babies grow inside dad. He can't swim fast. He can't hunt. If he dies, they all die. Then his body snaps. He goes into labor for 24 hours, convulsing, pushing 1,000 babies out one by one. He is the only father in the world who gets pregnant, bleeds, and gives birth. And when it's over, she is already gone. Mom leaves before they are born. Dad leaves right after. They are orphans from the first second.