Posted by: Sandy Steinman | January 29, 2025

Shark born from tank without males at Shreveport Aquarium

NPR reported

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 shark — named for “Onyoko,” the Chumash word for shark — hatched on Jan. 3, about eight months after her egg was first discovered in a tank with only female inhabitants.

Read more Shark born from tank without males at Shreveport Aquarium : NPR


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