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An aquarium welcomes a pup from an all-female tank

A shark pup was born in an all-female aquarium tank. How exactly could that happen?

On Jan. 3, a swell shark egg hatched at Shreveport Aquarium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The egg was discovered by aquarium staff in a female shark tank about eight months ago, but it may have remained undetected for a month or two before, according to a news release.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 16h

Shark Pup Mysteriously Hatches in Aquarium Tank With Only Females. How Could This Birth Happen?

On January 3, the Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana welcomed a swell shark pup into the world under mysterious circumstances: It was born in a tank that housed only two sharks—and both were female. The two swell sharks have been in a female-only habitat at the Shreveport Aquarium for more than three years.

NPR · 3d

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

The Independent4d

‘Life finds a way:’ Baby shark born in aquarium tank that only houses females

Yoko, the new swell shark pup hatched on January 3 after it was first spotted by the aquarium’s husbandry team nearly eight months ago. Shreveport Aquarium believes the egg could have even ...

Shark welcomes baby pup despite living in tank WITHOUT males for 3 years – experts share bombshell ‘virgin birth’ theory

A SWELL shark egg has hatched a pup, despite being found in a tank with no males, stunned researchers at a Louisiana aquarium ...

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