The arrival of a baby swell shark at an aquarium in Louisiana has caused a wave of excitement, after the egg hatched despite ...

A baby swell shark was born in Shreveport Aquarium, even though only female sharks were present in the tank. Scientists ...

Its name comes from the six pairs of frilly gill slits that line its throat, giving it a distinctive ... Female frilled sharks give birth to live young, typically 6 to 12 pups at a time.

A young shark whose species normally live in southern waters is raising questions for researchers after its discovery off ...

Many researchers had speculated that female sharks have the ability to home back to their birthplace to give birth, but it had never been proven because it is very difficult to keep track of ...

Aquarium staff in Louisiana have been left baffled by a miraculous 'virgin birth' in their shark exhibit. 'Yoko' the young swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) was born in an all-female tank ...

Its name comes from the six pairs of frilly gill slits that line its throat, giving it a distinctive, prehistoric look ... They also have a distinct breeding season, as opposed to being able to breed ...

A huge variety of animals produce eggs. These help to protect and provide for offspring as they develop. There are over 500 species of shark living in waters around the world and the majority give ...

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 ...

However, increased reports of captive female sharks giving birth, despite prolonged isolation from males, suggested an alternative explanation. In a groundbreaking 2007 study, genetic evidence ...