Leopard Shark trio captured mating in wild for first time
Leopard sharks caught on camera mating in ‘threesome’
- Three leopard sharks have been filmed mating in a "threesome" for the first time.
- Dr Hugo Lassauce, a researcher from the University of the Sunshine Coast, recorded the interaction whilst snorkelling off the coast of Nouméa, New Caledonia.
- The main event, involving one female and two males, was completed in just 110 seconds.
- Witnessing and filming this mating behaviour in an endangered species is considered a rare and exciting discovery.
- Watch the video in full above.