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.
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,
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 ...
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Aquarium surprised by shark born in a tank without males
The Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana kicked off 2025 with a mysterious birth. A swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) pup hatched at the facility on January 3, yet the two female sharks ...
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Sheveport Aquarium paternity mystery: Baby shark egg hatches without males present
(KTAL/KMSS) – There’s a mystery looking for science to solve at the Shreveport Aquarium. A swell shark hatched but had no male present in its habitat. The aquarium’s team noticed the egg ...