Louisiana, Shreveport Aquarium

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.
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.
‘Life finds a way:’ Baby shark born in aquarium tank that only houses females
Life truly foudn a way inside of an Louisiana aquarium earlier this month when a baby shark was born inside a tank that only is home to only female species. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
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.
Mystery At Louisiana Aquarium As Swell Shark Pup Hatches With No Apparent Baby Daddy
Nature is capable of some pretty incredible phenomena and even a few mysteries. That's become all the more apparent recently at Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana, where the team is celebrating the hatching of an egg that seems to have only one parent.
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 happens much later than the mating.
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,
US: Swell Shark Egg Hatches Without a Male Present
Shreveport, United States - January 24, 2025 In an unprecedented event at the Shreveport Aquarium, a swell shark egg has hatched despite the absence of a male shark. The egg, first spotted by the aquarium's husbandry team eight months ago,
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 ...