The best dads in the animal world to look up to

On the third Sunday of June, father’s day is celebrated in many countries of the world. Therefore, in honor of all the popes, as well as those who are preparing to become them in the near (or maybe not so near) future, we want to show you the most amazing fathers in the animal world. Their role goes far beyond the usual fatherly care, and they can give odds to some people wearing this title. Well, as for mothers and women in general, they simply cannot help falling in love with these charming creatures, their devotion and care.

Sea Horse

You may be surprised, but in seahorses, the male, not the female, is responsible for childbearing. And it is dads who bear fry.

The males have a special pocket where the female lays eggs, after which fertilization occurs. The male wears under the heart of future fry for about 45 days, until they are fully formed in seahorses. And when the offspring appear, dads even experience contractions.

By the way, all needle fish, of which there are more than 230 species (actually, the seahorse is just one of them), have such a feature, male pregnancy.

Frog and toad

The fathers of frogs and toads are generally beyond competition: perhaps no self-sacrificing popes have any animal group. So, some fathers have tadpoles in their mouths. They even refuse to eat until the children grow up to the point where they can survive on their own. In other species of frogs, dads carry future babies on the skin: usually on their paws or on their backs.

Male marsupial tree frogs generally have a real bag for carrying offspring, about the same as marsupial mammals. In it, dads wear tadpoles until they grow up.

Jakana

The male Yakans are the most faithful fathers in the animal world. They build nests, hatch eggs and take care of babies. And what is mom doing at this time, you ask? She flirts and indulges in various pleasures with other males.

Moreover, the female Yakana collects a real harem of several males when she lays her eggs, and to understand who the father is, you need to do a DNA test. Yes, scientists, observing these birds, came to the conclusion that the male has a risk of not raising his offspring of about 75 percent. He sees the female mating with other males, but still hatches eggs, and then watches the chicks. So for them there are no other people's children.

Emperor penguin

An admirable penguin demonstrates yet another example of paternal dedication and care. The fact is that laying an egg for a female penguin is a very difficult and energy-consuming process, so she has to go to the ocean for several months to eat. Therefore, the responsibility for hatching and warming the egg rests with the father. And all this during a tough Antarctic winter, cold and windy (sometimes the wind reaches 190 km / h, and frosts are down to -50 ° C). The penguin father spends the whole winter without food, holding an egg between the bag and the upper part of its paws. And this is very dangerous: if the male moves badly, the egg can simply blow out, or it will fall under the influence of low temperatures. But the emperor penguins are very selfless, if suddenly the weather changes for the worse, the popes gather in groups and, closely clinging to each other, continue to care for future offspring. Sometimes up to 10 males sit on one square meter. This process is long: sometimes it reaches 100 days (due to the cold, the babies in the egg develop very slowly). A mother usually returns in time for the moment when her baby hatched from an egg. She finds her family by the voice of her father.

Wolf

Wolves are a classic family. These are monogamous animals, a couple is formed, in the literal sense of the word, until the end of life: until one of the wolves dies. Therefore, this is a family with mom, dad and children (and schools, by the way, consist of their relatives).

The wolf father is very caring: after giving birth, the female does not leave the helpless puppies for several weeks until they get stronger. Therefore, all food falls on the shoulders of the pope: he protects his family and actively hunts, bringing food to the whole family. And during the sharing of food with the cubs, dad never saves. When the kids get stronger, the male helps them to join the flock, playing the role of a caring, but strict mentor.

Monkey

Monkeys are known for their playfulness and playfulness, but in the role of father they are very serious. So, after a difficult pregnancy (and the physical load on the body of the marmoset is colossal and approximately comparable to the fact that if a 50-kilogram woman gave birth to a baby weighing 14 kilograms), the females move away and do not show any interest in raising offspring. Therefore, fathers feed the cubs, ride on their backs and look after them. Other family members, including older children, also help them. Papa-monkey also participates in childbirth: it is he who bites the umbilical cord.