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 ...
Greg Barrick, the aquarium’s curator of live animals, said, "This situation is incredible and shows the resilience of this species. We are excited to confirm whether this was parthenogenesis or ...
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare. Imagine spotting a shark’s dorsal fin mere feet from where your daughter is swimming in the shallow water of the ocean. That scenario played out at Myrtle Beach for ...
A Louisiana aquarium is investigating how a baby shark hatched without a male present for three years. Experts suspect delayed fertilization or parthenogenesis, a rare form of asexual reproduction.
Yoko the shark was born from a female who had not been in contact with male sharks for three years. Source: Shreveport Aquarium The baby shark Yoko was unexpectedly born in an all-female ...
A friendly whale shark floated over to scuba divers exploring a shipwreck site in Thailand. Footage shows the baby marine animal swimming close to the group as they floated around the HTMS Chang wreck ...
The Galapagos Islands are home to many species of shark, including the largest shark, the whale shark. Whale sharks are massive creatures that can grow to a whopping 18m (57 feet), topping the scales ...
A Turkish fisherman known for his humor and eccentric social media videos has sparked online amusement after posting footage of himself catching baby sharks, giving them life advice and sending them ...