In January, a baby shark was born in a tank containing only two female swell sharks at the Shreveport Aquarium. It could be a case of parthenogenesis — a form of asexual reproduction — or delayed ...

On Jan. 3, a swell shark egg hatched at Shreveport Aquarium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The egg was discovered by aquarium staff in a female shark tank about eight months ago, but it may have remained ...

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Named Yoko, which means ocean child in Japanese, the pup’s birth has baffled scientists and sparked questions ... However, complex life forms like humans and sharks only reproduce sexually, requiring ...

"It really proves that life... uh... finds a way," said Shreveport Aquarium, Louisina's curator of live animals, Greg Barrick.

Aquarium staff in Louisiana have been left baffled by a miraculous 'virgin birth' in their shark exhibit. 'Yoko' the young swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) was born in an all-female tank ...

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The arrival of a baby swell shark at an aquarium in Louisiana has ... though there are examples of females giving birth this way even when males have been present. “How parthenogenesis kicks ...

They’re now working to unravel the mystery of how the swell shark—named Yoko—came into existence. Reporter Reporter Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ...

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 ...

Yoko the baby swell shark was born in Louisiana's Shreveport ... though there are examples of females giving birth this way even when males have been present. "How parthenogenesis kicks in or ...