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Mating Season, Mating Scars and the Antrophic interpretation of shark behavior.
Welcome to the mating season for our Caribbean Reef sharks, when our ladies proudly swim around with an array of bite marks along their bodies, fins, and faces, showing they have met their mates and are working to continue the species.
Sharks reproduce through internal fertilization. Males have externally visible organs under their pelvic fins called claspers, and females have a ge***al slit called the cloaca.
To mate, the male has to hold on to the female, and not having arms, he uses the mouth; hence all the bite marks on the female show that mating or attempts at mating have been happening.
The female, on the other end, resists the attempt. This way, she tests the male strength to decide if she wants him as a possible partner (females use multiple males during the same season to guarantee the best success of the species.)
Through the resistance and test of the force, the female decides with which male she wants to go.
The anthropic interpretation of these events makes people worry about their bite marks; it is a natural event. Female skin is designed to be tougher than male and is also intended to heal relatively fast. When we see them all scarred up, we should not be upset or sad but happy because it's a good sign that they are healthy and continuing the species.
The other part, the forceful behavior of the male, is erroneously interpreted by many as aggressive, unwelcome behavior. It is not! While many species of animals see the males fighting first and the winner picking the set of females for reproduction, in sharks, the choice is strictly made by the female through this "game" of tug of war.
Once again, we must look at sharks for who they are and what they do and leave out our emotional and anthropic interpretation of their behavior.
In the next few days, I will post more about birthing, litter sizes, and all the rest.

Image by Kewin Lorenzen of Grandma with mating marks.
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