{"id":280682,"date":"2025-09-23T00:05:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/leopard-sharks-observed-mating-for-first-time-in-wild-have-threesome\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T00:05:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:05:36","slug":"leopard-sharks-observed-mating-for-first-time-in-wild-have-threesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/leopard-sharks-observed-mating-for-first-time-in-wild-have-threesome\/","title":{"rendered":"Leopard sharks observed mating for first time in wild have \u2018threesome\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/T5wQjnAMouY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Leopard sharks observed mating for first time in wild have \u2018threesome\u2019\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T5wQjnAMouY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A researcher at the University of the Sunshine Coast came across a leopard shark \u201cthreesome\u201d while snorkelling.<br \/>\nSubscribe \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>The trio of sharks in New Caledonia have made marine science history after they were recorded mating.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Hugo Lassauce said he \u201cspotted a female with two males grasping her pectoral fins on the sand below me\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought: \u2018Something is going to happen \u2013 I\u2019m staying right here with my GoPros.\u2019 An hour later, it finally happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The menage a trois was \u201cover in minutes\u201d, said Lassauce. The first male took 63 seconds. The second was done in 47 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen the males lost all their energy and lay immobile on the bottom while the female swam away actively,\u201d Lassauce said.<\/p>\n<p>It is the first time the globally endangered species has been documented in a mating sequence, providing valuable knowledge to aid conservation efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A researcher at the University of the Sunshine Coast came across a leopard shark \u201cthreesome\u201d while snorkelling. Subscribe \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub The trio of sharks in New Caledonia have made marine science history after they were recorded mating. 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