Shane Gross / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) two in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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Pete Oxford / Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize.
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Alex Mustard / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) young caught in a fishtrap. North Sound, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
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Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) male biting onto the pectoral fin of a female whilst mating, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) male biting onto the pectoral fin of a female whilst mating, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) ready to mate. Showing male claspers, which are used to channel semen into the female during mating, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) ready to mate. Showing male claspers, which are used to channel semen into the female during mating, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) two males bite onto the pectoral fins of a larger female while trying to mate with her, Eleuthera, Bahamas
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Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) male biting onto the pectoral fin of a female whilst mating, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) male biting onto the pectoral fin of a female whilst mating, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Close up view of the eye of Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) The Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) resting in shallow water at sunset to save energy for mating which will take place the next morning. Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) three in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) three in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) resting near a coral reef and other fish like blue tangs in The Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) three in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) juvenile hiding under the reef, The Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) pup, swimming in a mangrove forest. Bimini, Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) hiding under a ship wreck in Caribbean sea off Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico.
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Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) bites onto a female while mating in the shallows, with another male nearby. Eleuthera, Bahamas. Awarded in underwater category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2...
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Franco Banfi / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) stealing fish from diver. Chinchorro Banks Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. May 2015.
Alex Mustard / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) with damaged jaw swimming over coral reef in evening. North Wall, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Two Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) hunting a school of palometa fish (Trachinotus goodei) that have surrounded a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) for protection. South Bimini, Baha...
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Alex Mustard / Close up portrait of the face of a Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) resting on the sand in shallow water. Its barbels are clearly visible on its top lip. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas Nationa...
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Alex Mustard / Three Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) on the sand in shallow water. The barbels of the front shark are clearly visible hanging down from its top lip. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National...
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Alex Mustard / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) group patrolling on a shallow, South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary. Gulf Stream, West Atlantic Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) portrait, resting on the sand in shallow water. Its barbels are clearly visible on its top lip. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary. Gulf S...
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Alex Mustard / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) over seagrass at night. White spiracle behind eye is visible. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary. Gulf Stream, West Atlantic Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) cruising over seagrass at night. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary. Gulf Stream, West Atlantic Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / RF - Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) pair swimming over sand in shallow water. White spiracle behind eye is visible. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary. Gulf Stream, Wes...
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Franco Banfi / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) resting on seabed with a Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) swimming nearby, South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary, West Atlantic Oce...
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Franco Banfi / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) using its pectoral fins to walk on the seabed, South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary, West Atlantic Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) with Bar jacks (Caranx ruber) and Remora fish, South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary, West Atlantic Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) resting on the seabed with Remora fish, South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary, West Atlantic Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) using pectoral fins to walk along the seabed, with Bar jacks (Caranx rubus) nearby, South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary, West Atlantic Ocea...
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Franco Banfi / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) resting on sandy seabed with Bar jacks (Caranx ruber), South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary, West Atlantic Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) on a sandy seabed with Bar jacks (Caranx ruber) and Remora fish, South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary, West Atlantic Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) throwing up sand as it hunts in the sandy seabed, South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary, West Atlantic Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Close up of Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) using pectoral fins to walk along the seabed, South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary, West Atlantic Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) swimming over sandy seabed with resting Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), Bar jacks (Caranx ruber) and Remora fish, South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas Na...
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Franco Banfi / Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) swimming over sandy seabed near resting Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), Bar jacks (Caranx ruber) and Remora fish, South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas Na...
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Jordi Chias / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) and Round ribbontail stingray (Taeniurops meyeni) feeding at night, Felidhoo Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean
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Pete Oxford / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) and Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize.
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Pete Oxford / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize.
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Pete Oxford / Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) and Sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates) Halfmoon Caye. Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize.
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Pete Oxford / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize.
Pete Oxford / MAR Alliance researchers taking samples from Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) with Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in the water below after samples have been taken. The samples are to deter...
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Pete Oxford / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in shallow water, Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize.
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Pete Oxford / Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) & Evaristo Muschamp Marine Megafauna Research. Large marine fish, sharks, rays & turtles. MAR Alliance Halfmoon Caye Lighthouse Reef Atoll Belize Central Ame...
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Pete Oxford / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) caught with hook for research by MAR Alliance, Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize. May 2015.
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Pete Oxford / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) caught for research by MAR Alliance, Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize. May 2015.
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Pete Oxford / Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in shallows, Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize
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Pete Oxford / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) and Horse-eye jacks (Caranx latus) Shark Ray Alley, Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Belize Barrier Reef. Belize.
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Pete Oxford / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) and Horse-eye jacks (Caranx latus) Shark Ray Alley, Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize.
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Pete Oxford / Group of Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) Shark Ray Alley, Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Belize.
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Pascal Kobeh / Atlantic nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), San Salvador Island / Colombus Island, Bahamas. Caribbean.
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Alex Mustard / Skin of a nurse shark (Ginglymostom cirratum) showing the rough placoid scales, commonly called denticles. These scales have the same structure as the shark's teeth and are as rough as sandpaper when...
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Shane Gross / Aerial view of Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) pair, in shallow water over sand flat, Eleuthera, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
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Shane Gross / Aerial view of Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) pair, in shallow water over sand flat, Eleuthera, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
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David Hall / Diver holding a perforated bait box containing dead fish, the scent of the bait is attracting a Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran), critically endangered, a Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)...
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David Hall / Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran), critically endangerd, Blue runner jacks (Caranx crysos), Remoras (Echeneis neucratoides) and a Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) attracted by the presence...
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David Hall / Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran), critically endangered, Blue runner jacks (Caranx crysos) and Remoras (Echeneis sp.) swimming over seabed, with a Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) is part...
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Alex Mustard / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) resting on the sand in shallow water with barbels clearly visible on top lip, head portrait, The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary, South Bimini, Bahamas, Atlantic...
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Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) swims over a coral reef, Bahamas.