E.g., "his mouth is situated much below his muzzle, almost, indeed, in the middle of the belly" could be reasonably applied to a picture like this one: http://www.sharkwallpapers.net/bulkupload/wallpapers/Great%2...
Maybe there are other animals mixed in there too. This seemed odd to me (although I'm far from a marine biologist): "...would present his back for him to mount, taking care to conceal the spiny projection of his fins in their sheath..."
E.g., "his mouth is situated much below his muzzle, almost, indeed, in the middle of the belly" could be reasonably applied to a picture like this one: http://www.sharkwallpapers.net/bulkupload/wallpapers/Great%2...
Maybe there are other animals mixed in there too. This seemed odd to me (although I'm far from a marine biologist): "...would present his back for him to mount, taking care to conceal the spiny projection of his fins in their sheath..."