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There Are Different Kinds of Great Fathers  

sexyldy1000 68F  
10139 posts
6/20/2021 12:53 pm
There Are Different Kinds of Great Fathers


It isn't just in humans that fathers show such a wide degree of parenting styles, roles and responsibilities. The same is true in the animal kingdom.


Perhaps the most unusual of all animal fathers are seahorses. They are one of the only m.ale animals in the world t.o get pregnant. The female deposits her eggs into his brood, then he fertilizes the eggs and carries them t.o term. As you can see in the image, they can get quite large. Seahorses can deliver as few as five babies or as many as fifteen hundred!


After a summer of hunting and feeding, Emperor Penguins enter their breeding season in the fall, where each mother produces only a single egg. After she transfers the egg t.o her mate, she spends the rest of the winter in the open water. The father penguins huddle together, guarding the egg. By time the egg has hatched, the father penguins will have lost forty-five percent of their body weight. They then leave to feed at sea.


Bald eagles mate for life, and parent many eaglets, often returning t.o the same nest year after year. Both eagles take turns adding sticks t.o the nest and keeping the eggs warm until they hatch. The fathers do most of the hunting and feeding by gently placing small pieces of meat into the young bird’s mouths. As the eaglets mature, both parents care for their young together until the baby birds can fly and hunt on their own.


Male silverback gorillas lead cohesive families, defending females and offspring from threats by charging and beating their chests. They have an important role in their offspring’s socialization and support infants during times of weaning. Virunga National Park is home more than half the world's mountain gorilla population.


A hardhead catfish doesn’t get pregnant like a seahorse, but he does put up t.o forty-eight of his fertilized eggs in his mouth and carries them with him for sixty days. If that wasn’t uncomfortable enough, he doesn’t eat for this entire period.


M.ale lions often laze around in the shade while female lions hunt all day. However, they will put their lives on the line when it comes t.o protecting their territory, their females, and their cubs. The lionesses hunt and provide for the pride, allowing the males and cubs t.o eat first, and in return, the lion fathers do whatever it takes to protect his family.


sexyldy1000 68F  
9607 posts
6/20/2021 1:02 pm

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Today is always a sentimental one for me. My Father's birthday often fell on the same day. This year he would have turned ninety years old. It doesn't seem possible he died sixteen years ago. He was broken-hearted when my Mother died and only lasted two years without her. Memories however last forever.


boobwhisperer69 61M  
8322 posts
6/20/2021 6:16 pm

Glad you have some good memories!!!


sexyldy1000 68F  
9607 posts
6/20/2021 8:26 pm

Thank you 🙏. I often feel my parents’ presence too. On his birthday, I think I saw his apparition for the first time.


resant78 45M  
3326 posts
6/20/2021 9:05 pm

I knew about the seahorses.

My dad is a good person, lived a hard life with odds against him and took care of us to the best of his abilities. He's a unique and imperfect man, but he will forever be my dad.


sexyldy1000 68F  
9607 posts
6/20/2021 11:37 pm

    Quoting resant78:
    I knew about the seahorses.

    My dad is a good person, lived a hard life with odds against him and took care of us to the best of his abilities. He's a unique and imperfect man, but he will forever be my dad.
Thank you for stopping by and sharing your perspective. My parents were young, only 20 and 23 yrs old when they got married. My Father was the younger one. Legally allowed to get married but not drink.


Paulxx001 66M
22642 posts
6/21/2021 12:32 am

We celebrated with champagne 🥂 today with ALL the fathers in the family.❗❗

Now, about that apparition? 🤔 😮


easyrider4008 67M
2562 posts
6/21/2021 12:43 am

Does the seahorse pose the question " anything a female can do a male can do better?" only kidding ladies. x


1salesman3 69M
7623 posts
6/21/2021 3:36 am

Thanks for all the information. I knew several of those but not all.


sexyldy1000 68F  
9607 posts
6/21/2021 7:13 am

    Quoting Paulxx001:
    We celebrated with champagne 🥂 today with ALL the fathers in the family.❗❗

    Now, about that apparition? 🤔 😮
It is a special day for many and who doesn't like to sip champagne?
Yes, the apparition was not scary but truly a phenomenon I had never seen before.


sexyldy1000 68F  
9607 posts
6/21/2021 7:14 am

    Quoting easyrider4008:
    Does the seahorse pose the question " anything a female can do a male can do better?" only kidding ladies. x
Actually, that's a pretty funny quote . Thanks for stopping by.


sexyldy1000 68F  
9607 posts
6/21/2021 7:15 am

    Quoting 1salesman3:
    Thanks for all the information. I knew several of those but not all.
Regardless if it's a 'refresher' or brand new, it's fun sharing information that I have found interesting. Enjoy your day.


Tmptrzz 61F  
107039 posts
6/21/2021 10:09 am

What a great post about all these Fathers, I hope your Monday is a great start to your week..

Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on..


sexyldy1000 68F  
9607 posts
6/21/2021 11:04 am

    Quoting Tmptrzz:
    What a great post about all these Fathers, I hope your Monday is a great start to your week..
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Hope you have a great week!


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