Virgin Birth of Swell Shark in All-Female Tank: Baby Shark Yoko Hatches in Louisiana's Shreveport Aquarium Without a Male Around, Experts Baffled (Watch Video)
Marine experts at Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana, USA, are surprised when a baby shark is born without the presence of any male sharks in the tank. The aquarium shared a video of the hatching on social media. Watch the video below.
Marine experts at Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana, USA, are surprised when a baby shark, Yoko, is born without the presence of any male sharks in the tank. The virgin birth of the swell shark has experts amazed. The aquarium shared a video of the hatching on social media. In their post, they announce the hatching of the new swell shark pup. They add that the team determined that the two female sharks in the tank had not been in contact with a male for over 3 years. While the team is not exactly sure as to how this happened, they believe it could be due to a rare form of asexual reproduction known as parthenogenesis, or delayed fertilisation, where fertilisation occurs long after mating. Watch the video below. Baby Shark Born in Italy Aquarium Filled With Only Female Sharks For A Decade.
Baby Shark Born in Aquarium With No Male Sharks
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