Male pregnancy

Male pregnancy, (abbrev. mpreg) a male carrying offspring, is almost a contradiction in terms - pregnancy is a nigh-universally female attribute. However, exceptions do exist.

Related Topics:
Male - Pregnancy - Female

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In virtually all life on Earth that gives birth to live young, the female carries the embryos. Males (the sperm-generating half of heterogamous systems) very seldomly have the opportunity to host a zygote, not to mention bringing one to term. Rare exceptions include seahorses. A male seahorse takes and fertilises the ovum of the female, then bears the offspring.

Related Topics:
Earth - Female - Sperm - Heterogamous - Zygote - Seahorse

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