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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Then, on Jan. 3, 2025, the little pup hatched. Barrick named it Yoko, short for Onyoko, the Chumash word for shark. "She's doing great," Barrick said, noting they'll need a few months to confirm ...

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 aquarium. The ...

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 ...