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 possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.(Image credit: Morgan Nix)

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This shark pup was born in a habitat without any males. How did that happen?

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.

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Who's the daddy? Baby shark hatched at aquarium with no males might not have one

Yoko, a swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum), was born in a tank inhabited solely by two adult females.

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Mystery as shark born in aquarium inhabited only by female sharks

A SWELL shark egg has hatched a pup, despite being found in a tank with no males, stunned researchers at a Louisiana aquarium have announced. The miraculous ‘virgin birth’ discovery was first made eight months ago. Shreveport AquariumYoko the swell shark was born to a female that had not had contact with male sharks for three years[/caption]
Though the aquarium’s husbandry team say the egg could have gone unnoticed for an additional two months p…

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An aquarium in the US state of Louisiana welcomed a baby shark in early January. And not just any baby shark. The aquarium where the baby swell shark Yoko was born is home to two female sharks that have not had contact with a male in more than three years.

Een aquarium in de Amerikaanse staat Louisiana mocht begin januari een babyhaai verwelkomen. En niet zomaar eentje. Het aquarium waarin de kleine zwelhaai Yoko geboren werd, is de thuisbasis van twee vrouwelijke haaien die al meer dan drie jaar geen contact meer hebben gehad met een mannetje.

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“Unbelievable”: Baby shark born in all-female tank

Meanwhile, the staff at the Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana stumbled upon a real mystery: a female puffer shark (the catfish)...

MindeközbenA Louisiana államban található Shreveport akvárium munkatársai igazi rejtélybe botlottak: egy nőstény dagadócápa (a macs...

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Baby shark born after virgin birth in an all-female aquarium

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 possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

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Mystery At Louisiana Aquarium As Swell Shark Pup Hatches With No Apparent Baby Daddy

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As It Happens6:22Who’s the daddy? Baby shark hatched at aquarium with no males might not have one When an egg appeared one day in a shark tank at a Louisiana aquarium, staff were puzzled. The tank only has two resident sharks — and they’re both female. What’s more, neither of them have had contact with any males in over a decade.  “[There was] definitely surprise,” Greg Barrick, curator of live exhibits at the Shreveport Aquarium, to…

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NPR reported A Louisiana aquarium has a new star — and a mystery — on its hands after a baby shark was born in a habitat without any males. The Shreveport Aquarium announced last week that Yoko the swell shark — named for “Onyoko,” the Chumash word for shark — hatched on Jan. 3, about eight months after her egg was first discovered in a tank with only female inhabitants. Read more Shark born from tank without males at Shreveport Aquarium : NPR

This shark pup was born in a habitat without any males. How did that happen?

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