Rare video captures following and biting courtship behavior in elusive whale sharks
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) engaging in possible courtship behaviors at Ningaloo Reef. (A) Calcified clasper of the male shark. (B) An ~8.5 m male whale shark following closely behind a ~7 m female whale shark. (C) The female shark (left) rapidly pivoting after being bitten on the caudal fin by the male (right). (D) The […]