Port Jackson Sharks Courting Females

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The courting and mating rituals of these port jackson sharks were caught on camera.

Marine biologist Professor William Gladstone witnessed these moments during various dives, where his goal was to film the mating behaviours of port jackson sharks in Cabbage Tree Bay, Sydney, Australia.

William says the males start their courtship of a female by biting her on the tail and holding her while wrestling with her.

William said: "If the female accepts the male she will allow him to mate, but if not, she wriggles free from his grasp and swims away."

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