THE NATURAL 



orifice and serve as slide to the penis. The male skate 

 seizes the female, turns her over, clamps himself to her, 

 belly to belly, holds her with his penial tentacles and 

 finishes the coupling, releasing his seed which flows into 

 the cloaca. The operation is repeated several times; 

 separated by the emission of skatelets who are bora alive, 

 it continues until the female has discharged the greater 

 part of her 



