British marine biologist and photographer Richard Smith focuses his work on the ocean’s tiniest and weirdest creatures.

This helps them to hide from predators such as other fishes and crustaceans, and allows them to ambush prey. Animal tails are usually round, but seahorses' are square-shaped. A 2015 study showed that ...

Sounds painful, right? Well, if you're a male seahorse, that's part of the job. Turns out, there are lots of animal dads out there who do all the hard work. The hardhead catfish takes parental ...

Golden Lion Tamarins are exceptional fathers that help carry infants and protect them. They share equal parenting duties and ...

When the babies are fully developed, the male seahorse gives birth by contracting the muscles of his pouch to release the young into the water ...

The role of a seahorse father is unlike that of any other animal in the animal kingdom. Seahorses mate for life, but it’s the father that becomes “pregnant.” Seahorse fathers will carry the ...

Soon after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Center leapt into action to fight dangerous offshore oil drilling that threatens the survival of the dwarf seahorse and countless other animal and plant ...

Monogamy in these animals, while mostly romantic, is also linked to evolutionary strategies that enhance survival.