A Louisiana aquarium welcomed a baby shark born under mysterious conditions, the aquarium said Friday. The swell shark, nicknamed Yoko, hatched on Jan. 3, according to the Shreveport Aquarium.

finds a way," a Shreveport Aquarium employee said about the surprising birth Rachel Raposas is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Getty A new baby shark ...

A Louisiana aquarium welcomed a new baby shark to its facilities earlier this month, but staff are unsure of exactly where it came from. On Jan. 3, a swell shark egg hatched at Shreveport Aquarium ...

said the Shreveport Aquarium release on Friday. Swell sharks are native to the coastal waters of the eastern Pacific and can grow to three feet in size. Curator of live animals Greg Barrick said ...

In a rare case of fertilisation, a shark was born in an aquarium without the presence ... karyotype the pup once it reaches an appropriate size for a blood draw, likely in a few months.

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A Louisiana aquarium is investigating how a baby shark hatched without a male present for three years. Experts suspect delayed fertilization or parthenogenesis, a rare form of asexual reproduction.

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Earlier this month, a swell shark egg successfully hatched at the Shreveport Aquarium. The egg was first spotted by the aquarium’s team about eight months ago and had been closely monitored.

A Louisiana aquarium welcomed a baby shark born under mysterious conditions, the aquarium said Friday. The swell shark, nicknamed Yoko, hatched on Jan. 3, according to the Shreveport Aquarium. What ...