Selected images from research and studies of nurse sharks. Photographs on this page are ©Jeffrey C. Carrier (all rights reserved) unless otherwise credited. Use of these pictures without consent is a violation of copyright law.
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Male nurse shark establishing a grip on a female prior to mating.
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Former students Amy Hupp and Derek Burkholder following release and recovery of a Crittercam from a nurse shark in the Florida Keys.
Surface view of mating nurse sharks.
Tagging a large lemon shark with Dr. Mike Heithaus of Florida International University of Big Pine Key, FL (photo courtesy Alan Chung).
Female nurse sharks congregating in shallow waters of the Florida Keys in advance of giving birth. An example of sexual segregation.
Photo of a nurse shark embryo taken in utero of a pregnant nurse shark held at SeaWorld Adventure Park (Orlando, FL).
Scanning electron micrograph of nurse shark dermal denticles (“scales”).