The Trentonian (Trenton, NJ)

TRIVIA-NATURE’S DADS

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1. It confounds marine biologists why this dad, known officially as hippocampu­s, spends his whole life inside a 10-cubic-foot homestead and raise up to 1000babies whom he carried and he birthed. 2. When it comes to guarding his kids, the golden variety of this arid canine can be as deadly as a South American terrorist. The only of its three namesake species to live outside of Africa, is monogamous and takes on the job of feeding the children. 3. Meanwhile, the dad in the red variety of this canine cleverly teaches his kits to hunt, by catching then burying food and then showing them how to sniff it out. 4. At 500-plus pounds, this monarchal dad spends an awful lot of time asleep, but he’s known to have and fiercely protect up to 20 kids at once. But after the first two years, he kicks out the boys. 5. But this monarchal dad, according to Morgan Freeman, is actually pretty warm. He not only engages a long balancing act for his unborn child but he’s also the first to feed the baby. 6. The African version of this compound dad, the same that played the missing link in Jurassic Park, eats his unborn children but for their protection. When it comes time, he throws them up. 7. As does the saltwater version of this compound dad, who can be found off the coast of New Orleans, will carry his unborn kids in his mouth for their protection. The difference is, he’ll go up to two months without eating anything.

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