Tony Wu / Whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) empty egg sacs - the appearance of these empty eggs sacs seems to coincide with heightened male shark activity, with ensuing courtship and copulatio...
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Tony Wu / Whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) male initiates the courtship process by biting and holding on to the female shark, Kannoura, Shikoku, Kochi-ken, Japan
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Tony Wu / Whitespotted bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) pair mating with the male above, insertion of right clasper clearly visible. Kannoura, Shikoku, Kochi-ken, Japan
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Tony Wu / Whitespotted bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) pair mating with the male above, insertion of right clasper clearly visible. Kannoura, Shikoku, Kochi-ken, Japan
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Tony Wu / Whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) male biting the pectoral fin of a female shark during courtship, Kannoura, Shikoku, Kochi-ken, Japan
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Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) group lighting up at night in forest, Shikoku, Japan
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Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) group lighting up at night near river, Shikoku, Japan
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Sue Flood / Garden of Dairakuii Temple, Uwajima, Shikoku, Japan
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Mark Carwardine / Bryde's whale {Balaenoptera edeni} Shikoku Is, Japan
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Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) group flying along river at night, Shikoku, Japan
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Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) group flying along river at night, Shikoku, Japan
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Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) group flying along river at night, Shikoku, Japan
