Sign Up

Leopard sharks mating in the wild captured on camera for first time – video

The Guardian 1 min read 15 hours ago

<p>The leopard shark 'threesome' between two males and a female was filmed by a university researcher off New Caledonia. Scientists believe it to be the world's first recorded observation of two males of the globally endangered species mating in quick succession with a female</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/22/leopard-sharks-mating-video-history-recorded-threesome">'Involved sequentially': leopard sharks observed mating for first time in wild have threesome</a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2025/sep/22/leopard-sharks-mating-in-the-wild-captured-on-camera-for-first-time-video">Continue reading...</a>
Read original The Guardian

More from The Guardian

Hate, hate again, hate better – for Farage, the country needs educating about foreigners | John Crace
Ben Jennings on Reform UK’s deportation plan – cartoon
A glut of VIPs and a heckled minister see Palestinian flag raised at London’s newest embassy
Getting Gatwick’s expansion off the ground should never have been this hard | Nils Pratley

Related in Science

‘A heavy burden’: Belém residents evicted in rush for profits from Cop30 rentals
Whose tide is highest? Canadian towns battle it out over Guinness World Record title
The L.A. wildfire cleanup was fast. Residents eager to rebuild worry officials chose speed over safety
Illness, animal deaths and water shortages: life inside Chile’s polluted ‘sacrifice zones’