The study reveals male sharks inflict severe 'love bites' on females while mating, using their teeth to grasp and hold them in place during the process.
Dr. Jennifer Wyffels explained that mating wounds are common among sharks and rays because males use their mouths to hold and position the females.
Mating wounds provide indirect evidence of reproductive behavior, with visible injuries on female sand tiger sharks observed during mating sessions.
Though mating in the wild is rarely seen, scientists studied mating wounds to understand the mating behavior of solitary hunter sharks.
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