Darwin Frog To Giant Gourami, 10 Aquatic Animals Who Give Birth From Their Mouth

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Southern Darwin's frog tadpoles mature inside their fathers' vocal sacs and emerge as froglets through their mouths, with a group of these unique frogs traveling 7,000 miles to London Zoo from Chile.

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Mouthbreeders, such as certain catfish, cichlids, and cardinal fish, incubate their young in their mouths, with some species, like the sea catfish, carrying up to 50 fertilized eggs. 

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Male sea catfish carry up to 50 fertilized eggs in their mouths for weeks, while cardinal fish incubate eggs in their pharynx, and discus fish take turns mouth-brooding eggs. 

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The male mouthbrooder safeguards the eggs from predators and harsh conditions, then releases the hatched fry from his mouth, setting them free to swim and start their independent lives.

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Cardinalfish exhibit devoted parental care through mouthbrooding, where the father protects eggs from predators, although in some species, this duty falls to the mother.

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Male jawfish demonstrate remarkable parental devotion by incubating fertilized eggs in a special mouth pouch, safeguarding them from predators and environmental threats until they hatch.

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Male seahorses uniquely carry eggs in their abdominal pouch, and in some species, remarkably give birth through their mouth, releasing fully formed young that can swim away immediately.

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Cardinalfish demonstrate devoted parenting through mouthbrooding, where the father safeguards eggs from predators, while in some species, mothers take on this protective role.

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In a remarkable display of nature, certain species give birth through the mouth, after weeks of incubating fertilized eggs in a safe, protective environment.

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Male Arowana fish uniquely incubate eggs in their mouth, serving as a remarkable natural incubator before giving birth to live young.

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