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  • Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) mating is a brutal affair. The male grips the female by the pectoral fin and tries to pin her to the bottom so he can insert his clasper in her cloaca for copulation.
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  • A pair of mating dungeness crabs (Cancer magister). The male will often grasp the female in an embrace for weeks waiting for her to molt when her shell will be soft enough to receive the male's gonopods. After mating he will embrace her for protection. Image made off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
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  • Mating gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in Neko Harbour, Antarctica.
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  • Mating gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in Neko Harbour, Antarctica.
    20211122-DSC_3326.jpg
  • Mating gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in Neko Harbour, Antarctica.
    20211122-DSC_3323.jpg
  • Two Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) mating in a seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) meadow. Florida Keys, USA
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  • Two Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) mating in a seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) meadow. Florida Keys, USA
    20190605-500_9749 2.jpg
  • Flamingo tongue cowries (Cyphoma gibbosum) mating on a sea rod in The Bahamas.
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  • A mating aggregation of blacknose sharks (Carcharhinus acronotus) in a blue hole in The Bahamas.
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  • A male nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) bites onto a female for mating in in shallows off Eleuthera, Bahamas while a second male waits for a turn.
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  • A pair of yellow margin dorid (Cadlina luteomarginata) mating off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
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  • A clasper, the shark equivilent of a penis, of a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) ready to mate.
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  • A clasper, the shark equivilent of a penis, of a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) ready to mate.
    20170605HI0778.jpg
  • Horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) mate in a shallow seagrass bed in Florida. Their blue blood is extremely valuable in fighting disease, including COVID-19.
    20190605-500_9729 2.jpg
  • Three nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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  • A male nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) bites onto the pectoral fin of a female and pins her to the seabed for copulation in shallow water off Eleuthera, Bahamas
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  • When mating does begin to take place it can appear to be a violent ball of sharks and difficult to tell exactly what's happening.
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  • Nurse shark mating is a brutal affair. The male grips the female by the pectoral fin and tries to pin her to the bottom so he can insert his clasper in her cloaca.
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  • A smaller male nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) tries to bite onto the pectoral fin of a larger female for copulation in shallow water off Eleuthera, Bahamas
    20170605HI0758.jpg
  • Two males bite onto the pectoral fins of a larger female nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in shallow water off Eleuthera, Bahamas
    20170605HI0825.jpg
  • A male nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) bites onto a female for mating in a mangrove area off Eleuthera, Bahamas
    20170605HI0657.jpg
  • Black-browed albatross pair (Thalassarche melanophris) mutual grooming during copulation. Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands
    20211206-DSC_2438.jpg
  • Two nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20180609-501_3495.jpg
  • Three nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20180609-501_3468.jpg
  • Three nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20180609-501_3484.jpg
  • Male nurse sharks will try to pin the female to the bottom, stirring up sediments.
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  • The larger the group, the better the chance a female will be pinned for copulation.
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  • Claspers not only deposit sperm into into the female's cloaca, they will also squirt seawater in to flush out another males sperm.
    20170605HI0789-Editsm.jpg
  • Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) stealing a rock for his nest, Barrientos Island, Antarctica
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  • The male nurse sharks begin courting females as the sun begins to rise.
    20180609-501_3468sm.jpg
  • Nurse sharks engage in courtship rituals at sunrise in The Bahamas.
    20180609-501_3484.jpg
  • A female nurse shark rolls away from an advancing male.
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  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) courtship dislplay, Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands
    20211206-DSC_2496.jpg
  • Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) pair bonding in Neko Harbour, Antarctica.
    20211122-DSC_3567.jpg
  • Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) pair bonding in Neko Harbour, Antarctica.
    20211122-DSC_3565.jpg
  • It's very common to see a male nurse shark attached to each pectoral fin.
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  • Male nurse sharks will grasp females by the pectoral fin as gravity isn't there to help.
    20180610-500_5613sm.jpg
  • A male and female pair of seahorses.
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  • A male nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) bites onto the pectoral fin of a female and pins her to the seabed for copulation in shallow water off Eleuthera, Bahamas
    20170605HI0741.jpg
  • A male nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) bites onto the pectoral fin of a female and pins her to the seabed for copulation in shallow water off Eleuthera, Bahamas, kicking up sand.
    20170605HI0726.jpg
  • Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) pair bonding in Neko Harbour, Antarctica.
    20211122-DSC_3562.jpg
  • A queen conch (Lobatus gigas) hops along the bottom in search of a mate. Scientists calculate the minimum density for conch to reproduce is 56/hectare. This density is virtually non-existent in The Bahamas.
    Locomotion
  • Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) calling for mate, Barrientos Island, Antarctica
    20211121-DSC_0729.jpg
  • Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) calling for mate, Barrientos Island, Antarctica
    20211121-DSC_0761.jpg
  • A nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) rests in shallow water at sunset to save energy for mating which will take place the next morning.
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  • A plainfin midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus) boiled to death on the shores of Vancouver Island. The victim of a heat wave (a recent study concluded it would have been almost impossible without human-made climate change) that coincided with extremely low tides in the middle of the day. The fish come into the intertidal zone to mate, spawn and protect their eggs.
    20210628-DSC_7337.jpg
  • Sharpnose sharks gather at a blue hole in The Bahamas to mate.
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  • A plainfin midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus) boiled to death on the shores of Vancouver Island. The victim of a heat wave (a recent study concluded it would have been almost impossible without human-made climate change) that coincided with extremely low tides in the middle of the day. The fish come into the intertidal zone to mate, spawn and protect their eggs.
    20210628-DSC_7349.jpg
  • A plainfin midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus) boiled to death on the shores of Vancouver Island. The victim of a heat wave (a recent study concluded it would have been almost impossible without human-made climate change) that coincided with extremely low tides in the middle of the day. The fish come into the intertidal zone to mate, spawn and protect their eggs.
    20210628-DSC_7336.jpg
  • The male seaweed blenny will guard the eggs of his many female mates. Image made off Eleuthera, Bahamas
    BlennyKing.jpg
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