Great fathers in the animal world

Humanity across the planet honors fathers on June 21 every year. In the animal world, there are also countless fathers devoted to raising children.

A foal fish rides on his father's tail for a walk. Seahorses are species that males bear responsibility for pregnancy. In the breeding season, females lay eggs in the hatching bags of males. The male then transmits semen around the egg. The gestation period of the male lasts about 2 to 3 weeks. Usually seahorses live in pairs.

Male animals of the large North American beetle carry about 150 eggs on their backs until they hatch. After mating, females lay eggs on the backs of males. The eggs cling to their backs thanks to a natural glue. Within 3 weeks, the male will take care of the eggs very carefully. They appear extremely aggressive when protecting eggs and often expose themselves to the air to prevent mold attacks.

Male marmoset monkeys (also known as pygmy monkeys) in South Africa carry, brush and feed their babies right from their mother's womb. When children lay, they also clean their bodies by licking around them. Male monkeys have to be so considerate because of the high risk of death during birth in female monkeys. The weight of young monkeys usually accounts for up to 25% of the mother's weight, meaning that like a 55-kg woman giving birth to a 14-kg baby.

In most birds, the task of taking care of children belongs to the children, but this does not happen in the South American ostrich species. During the breeding season, females mate with many males and lay eggs in a nest created by a male. The male then incubated about 50 eggs in 6 weeks. After the eggs hatch, they take care of young ostriches. Male birds are very aggressive when protecting them, ready to attack all animals, including ostriches, when someone approaches them.

The frog frog species in the Americas often lay eggs under logs or rocks. Then protecting the egg belongs to the male frog. The frogs will be standing by the eggs for weeks. They water urine on eggs to maintain moisture until the eggs hatch. In some other frogs, males suck the tadpoles in their mouths or wrap them with a thick film around their legs. It is a safe place for tadpoles to grow.

Wood-eating cockroaches may be annoying to humans, but there is an undeniable fact that they are great when making fathers. In addition to nesting, males also seek food for their children. This is an extremely rare phenomenon in the insect world. Cockroaches even eat bird droppings to get nitrogen - the essential element for their children. This cockroach species is very clean. They regularly clean the nest to prevent fungal penetration.

The fathers of the emperor penguin are willing to endure the bone chilling for weeks to hatch eggs. After the female lays the single egg, its "husband" will use the body to warm the egg. During the next 4 months, the female will find food outside the ocean, while the male only broods and waits. When the female hatched eggs will return to take care of the baby.