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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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  • Two nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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  • Three nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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  • Three nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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  • Three nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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  • A nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) hunts in a seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) meadow in the Florida Keys, USA.
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  • Juvenile nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in a mangrove forest, Bimini, Bahamas.
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  • A nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) swimming among patch reefs near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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  • A juvenile nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) hides under the reef in The Bahamas.
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  • 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 nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) hunts in a seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) meadow in the Florida Keys, USA.
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  • A nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) swims over a coral reef in The Bahamas.
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  • A nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) swims over a coral reef in The Bahamas.
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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
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  • A close up view of the eye of a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). Image made in The Bahamas.
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  • Two males bite onto the pectoral fins of a larger female nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in shallow water off 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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  • 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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  • A baby nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), or pup, swims in a mangrove forest. The little sharks take advantage of the many places to hide in mangroves or under rocks. Image made in Bimini, Bahamas.
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  • A nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) rests near a coral reef and other fish like blue tangs 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 nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) hiding under a ship wreck off Cancun, Mexico. During the day the sharks often rest in a sheltered area, coming out to feed at night.
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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.
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  • A close up view of the eye of a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). Image made in The Bahamas.
    20180205-_DSC0308.jpg
  • A male nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) bites onto a female for mating in a mangrove area off Eleuthera, Bahamas
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  • The male nurse sharks begin courting females as the sun begins to rise.
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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, kicking up sand.
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  • Nurse sharks engage in courtship rituals at sunrise in The Bahamas.
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  • Juvenile nurse sharks will seek shelter from larger predators in seagrass, mangroves and coral reefs.
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  • Male nurse sharks will try to pin the female to the bottom, stirring up sediments.
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  • Nurse shark off beach in the Bahamas
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  • Other small sharks may take refuge in the mangroves. Although nurse shark pups often spend their young years hidden deep in reefs, mangroves are a great alternative.
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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 female nurse shark rolls away from an advancing male.
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  • 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.
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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.
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  • Most of the sharks will start to swim into the shallows to rest around dusk, in preparation for the next morning.
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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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  • A juvenile nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) hides under the reef in The Bahamas.
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