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Wild Leopard Sharks Mating Caught on Camera for First Time Ever
Scientists working in the South Pacific made scientific history after recording leopard sharks mating. The never-before-captured mating sequence caught the sharks, also known as zebra sharks (Stegostoma tigrinum), in a “threesome,” and the footage...

Australia’s Travel Hotlist 2021-25: New Favourites, Old Flames And Surprising Drop-Offs
Australians are travelling in two distinct directions, according to a new data-led report from travel consultancy Forward Travel – with some sticking to short-haul comfort zones, while others venture further in search of authentic,...

“I waited an hour, freezing in the water": Diver spots sharks motionless on seabed. What happened next has never been filmed before
Underwater cameras have recorded the first known footage of two male leopard sharks mating with a female in the wild. The rare event – filmed around 10 miles off New Caledonia, an archipelago in the south-west Pacific Ocean – shows the two male...

Leopard sharks caught having ‘threesome’ on camera
Three leopard sharks – 2 male and 1 female – in the process of mating. Credit: UniSC Three wild and frisky leopard sharks have been caught in the act of copulation by a scientist snorkelling at Abore Reef, 15km off the coast of Noumea, New...

‘Involved sequentially’: leopard sharks observed mating for first time in wild have threesome
A trio of leopard sharks in New Caledonia has made marine science history after they were recorded mating in a “threesome”. It is the first time the globally endangered species has been documented in a mating sequence, providing valuable knowledge...

8 Fascinating Facts You Might Not Know About Jane Goodall And Her Work
The world is a poorer place without primatologist and conservation activist Jane Goodall, but it’s a richer place thanks to her work. UNSPECIFIED : Jane Goodall, English primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist, with a chimpanzee in her arms,...

Leopard Shark trio captured mating in wild for first time
Three leopard sharks have been captured on camera mating in a “threesome” for the first time. Dr Hugo Lassauce, a researcher at the University of the Sunshine Coast, recorded the interaction whilst snorkeling off the coast of Nouméa, New...

Television and radio – October 5, 2025
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Intelligence of these birds is something to crow about
Breadcrumb Trail Links Column The Corvidae family, a diverse group that includes crows, ravens, jays, and magpies, has long been a subject of fascination for researchers and the general public alike. Crows fly over Southwestern Ontario in this...

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Leopard Shark "Threesome" Recorded for First Time
A University of the Sunshine Coast researcher has caught on camera and documented for the first time a rare – and rather risqué – shark mating sequence in the wild. In a surprise discovery, UniSC’s Dr Hugo Lassauce found that it takes more than...

Television and radio – October 3, 2025
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Shark threesome filmed as they're seen mating in wild for first time
Marine scientists have witnessed something never seen before as three leopard sharks were filmed engaging in what can only be called a "threesome" during a brief mating encounter. This groundbreaking observation represents the first time the...

First ever recording of leopard sharks mating in the wild reveals ‘threesome’
(CNN) — Endangered leopard sharks have been observed mating in the wild for the first time, with scientists witnessing a “threesome” involving two males and a female. The encounter was filmed by Hugo Lassauce, a marine biologist at the University...

Fintimate encounters: Leopard sharks spotted in ‘threesome’
Australian researchers have caught on camera and documented – for what is believed to be the first time – a rare and rather risqué shark mating sequence in wild, suggesting that when it comes to leopard sharks, sometimes it takes more than two to...

First-ever footage of leopard shark sex shows an unexpected trio
Marine biologists recently documented a promising (if intimate) marine moment in the ocean waters near northeast Australia. For the first time, researchers recorded a leopard shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) mating event. But the footage doesn’t...
Move over, Paris and New York: 10 underrated cities for outstanding art
Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, London, New York, Madrid. The global epicentres of art in all of its creative forms, schools, eras and disciplines are well known, well documented and well visited. But art truly is everywhere in this world, although...

Leopard Sharks Caught on Camera Having a Threesome
Leopard sharks aren’t scared to share the love. Photo: YouTube//Screenshot There’s a lot we don’t know about sharks. Sure, we know a bit, but there’s still so much to learn that we don’t even know how much we don’t know. Researchers are constantly...

Australia opens critical minerals reserve to allies amid China tensions
Australia is willing to sell shares in its new strategic reserve of critical minerals to allies including Britain, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Western governments scramble to end their reliance on China for rare earths...

Marine biology history made as leopard sharks filmed having a MMF ‘threesome’
The recording is believed to be the first sighting of its kind. (YouTube/UniSC) Marine biologists in Australia have observed what is believed to be the first instance of leopard sharks engaging in a two-male, one-female threesome. While...