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.