Genetic testing in 2007 confirmed that the pup was produced through parthenogenesis. Similarly, in 2017, researchers in Australia documented parthenogenesis in zebra sharks. They found that female ...
The female pup hatched Jan. 3 and was dubbed Yoko by ... This is what was determined to have happened when a female zebra shark at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium hatched an egg without any male contact ...
With some, like the zebra shark and whitespotted bamboo shark, it has been documented in multiple aquariums. Feldheim said the phenomenon has been documented only once in the wild (in the ...
Fragmented populations of leopard sharks, called zebra sharks overseas because pups have stripes that develop into spots, can be found in subtropical Australian waters, particularly from the ...
Shark pup Yoko was born in early January ... has been witnessed in a number of shark species, including the zebra shark and whitespotted bamboo shark. It is also thought to have occurred in ...