On Jan. 3, a swell shark egg hatched at Shreveport Aquarium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The egg was discovered by aquarium ...

Yoko is believed to be the result of parthenogenesis, a rare type of asexual reproduction where offspring develop from ...

The pup hatched in a tank housing two female sharks who hadn't been around any male sharks in over three years.

On Jan. 24, the Shreveport Aquarium reported that a Swell Shark egg was hatched without the presence of males in the habitat.

A small shark swimming around a Louisiana aquarium holds a mystery in its DNA. Yoko the swell shark hatched from an egg that ...

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 ...

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 ...

the aquarium said Friday. The swell shark, nicknamed Yoko, hatched on Jan. 3, according to the Shreveport Aquarium. What makes the birth mysterious is that the tank is home to two female sharks ...

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 ...

The Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana is investigating the mysterious birth of a baby swell shark, despite no male sharks ...

Last February, a similar situation occurred in Hendersonville, North Carolina, when a stingray at the Aquarium & Shark Lab ...

A baby swell shark hatched at the Shreveport Aquarium despite no male sharks being present for three years, according to the aquarium. Hurricane-prone states Get the USA TODAY app Start the day ...