This shark pup was born in a habitat without any males. How did that happen?
Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.
Who's the daddy? Baby shark hatched at aquarium with no males might not have one
When a shark egg appeared one day in a shark tank at a Louisiana aquarium, staff were puzzled. That’s because the tank only has two sharks in it — and they’re both female.
Baby swell shark hatches without any males present it is habitat
A baby swell shark hatched at the Shreveport Aquarium despite no male sharks being present for three years, according to the aquarium.
Aquarium surprised by shark born in a tank without males
According to the aquarium, the shark egg was first spotted eight months ago. The shark hatched a few weeks ago and the team at the aquarium is working to determine how it was conceived. Once the shark is big enough for a blood draw,
‘Life finds a way:’ Baby shark born in aquarium tank that only houses females
Baby shark born in aquarium tank that only houses females - ‘It really proves that life... uh... finds a way’ said the aquarium’s curator of live animals Greg Barrick
Baby Shark Hatches in Louisiana Aquarium Despite No Males in Tank
A baby shark was hatched at a Louisiana aquarium despite there being no male sharks in the tank for three years, the aquarium said.Footage released by the Shreveport Aquarium on Friday, January 24, shows members of the aquarium’s husbandry team helping the infant swell shark hatch from its egg earlier in the month.
Mystery as shark born in aquarium inhabited only by female sharks
In a rare case of fertilisation, a shark was born in an aquarium without the presence of a male specimen, causing a stir in the scientific community as they investigate the unusual occurrence. The egg was discovered at the Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana,
Baby shark mysteriously hatches from egg at Louisiana aquarium — with no male in tank
A small shark swimming around a Louisiana aquarium holds a mystery in its DNA. Yoko the swell shark hatched from an egg that ...
Aquarium welcomes Yoko the baby shark after mystery pregnancy
The pup hatched in a tank housing two female sharks who hadn't been around any male sharks in over three years.
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How did a baby shark hatch without a male around? Louisiana aquarium investigates
The Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana is investigating the mysterious birth of a baby swell shark, despite no male sharks ...
Mystery of ‘virgin birth’: Newborn shark in all-female tank baffles experts
The birth of a baby shark at Shreveport aquarium has flummoxed marine experts. The newborn hatched in a tank with no male presence and whose only inhabitants were female sharks. Though the aquarium's ...
Virgin birth mystery: Baby shark born in all-female tank stuns experts
Experts believe this could be a case of parthenogenesis, a rare form of asexual reproduction where a female can produce offspring without a male, or delayed fertilisation, where the fertilisation ...
Shark welcomes baby pup despite living in tank WITHOUT males for 3 years – experts share bombshell ‘virgin birth’ theory
A SWELL shark egg has hatched a pup, despite being found in a tank with no males, stunned researchers at a Louisiana aquarium ...