A shark pup was born in an all-female aquarium tank. How exactly could that happen?
Shreveport Aquarium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The egg was discovered by aquarium staff in a female shark tank about eight months ago, but i
Shark Pup Mysteriously Hatches in Aquarium Tank With Only Females. How Could This Birth Happen?
On January 3, the Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana welcomed a swell shark pup into the world under mysterious circumstances: It was born in a tank that housed only two sharks—and both were female. The two swell sharks have been in a female-only habitat at the Shreveport Aquarium for more than three years.
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 was discovered in a puzzling place — an all-female tank, the Shreveport Aquarium announced. “It really proves that life ... uh ... finds a way,” curator Greg Barrick said in a Jan. 24 news release.
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 being present in the tank for three years.
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.
Aquarium welcomes 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.
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,
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,
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...