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.
The pup hatched in a tank housing two female sharks who hadn't been around any male sharks in over three years.
A small shark swimming around a Louisiana aquarium holds a mystery in its DNA. Yoko the swell shark hatched from an egg that ...
Baby shark born in aquarium tank that only houses females - ‘It really proves that life... uh... finds a way’ said the ...
The female swell shark pup, nicknamed Yoko, hatched at the Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana, despite no male sharks being ...
They’re now working to unravel the mystery of how the swell shark—named Yoko—came into existence. Reporter Reporter Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ...
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.
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