Three leopard sharks – 2 male and 1 female – in the process of mating. Credit: UniSCThree 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 Caledonia. “Then while I was surveying this particular aggregation of leopard sharks, I spotted a female with 2 males grasping her pectoral fins on the sand below me. As a result, leopard sharks are mostly studied in captivity and little is known about their natural mating behaviours. Leopard sharks mating in the wild.