{"id":139993,"date":"2025-01-29T04:13:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T21:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139993"},"modified":"2025-01-29T04:13:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T21:13:54","slug":"shark-pup-born-without-male-present-at-louisiana-aquarium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139993","title":{"rendered":"Shark pup born without male present at Louisiana aquarium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-wrou4ic1q51dhidc\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37486457630\/320\/179\/9ndwlg34ds6wo51e.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37486457630\/640\/358\/9ndwlg34ds6wo51e.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37486457630\/768\/432\/9ndwlg34ds6wo51e.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37486457630\/1536\/864\/9ndwlg34ds6wo51e.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37486457630\/992\/558\/9ndwlg34ds6wo51e.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37486457630\/1984\/1116\/9ndwlg34ds6wo51e.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37486457630\/992\/558\/9ndwlg34ds6wo51e.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Officials with the Shreveport Aquarium help a swell shark pup hatch from its egg on Jan. 3, 2025. The animal was born in a tank where no males were present for more than 3 years.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Officials with the Shreveport Aquarium help a swell shark pup hatch from its egg on Jan. 3, 2025. The animal was born in a tank where no males were present for more than 3 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Officials with the Shreveport Aquarium recently announced the unusual birth of a swell shark pup in a tank where only two female sharks were present.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Named &#8220;Yoko&#8221; from the Chumash word &#8220;onyoko,&#8221; meaning &#8220;shark,&#8221; the pup was born on Jan. 3. It hatched out of an egg that was discovered by the aquarium\u2019s husbandry team about eight months ago.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Aquarium officials noted that the two females that were in the tank with Yoko had not had contact with a male swell shark in more than 3 years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/screenshot-2025-01-28-at-11.57.56-am-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/screenshot-2025-01-28-at-11.57.56-am-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/screenshot-2025-01-28-at-11.57.56-am-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2025-01-28-at-11.57.56-am-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-01-28-at-11.57.56-am-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2025-01-28-at-11.57.56-am-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-01-28-at-11.57.56-am-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Newborn swell shark pup, Yoko.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Newborn swell shark pup, Yoko.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Shreveport Aquarium \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Given that the gestation period of swell sharks is 9-12 months, according to the Aquarium of the Pacific, the math doesn\u2019t add up for the newborn swell shark pup.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Rather, it means that one of two phenomena occurred, officials said. One involves parthenogenesis, a rare form of reproduction without the need for a male, and the other is delayed fertilization, in which fertilization happens well after sharks have mated.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;This situation is incredible and shows the resilience of this species,&#8221; said Greg Barrick, the curator of Live Animals at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/louisiana\/shreveport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shreveport<\/a> Aquarium. &#8220;We are very excited in the coming months to confirm whether this was indeed a case of parthenogenesis or if it was delayed fertilization. It really proves that life&#8230; uh&#8230; finds a way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/63_2369.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/63_2369.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/63_2369.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/63_2369.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/63_2369.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/63_2369.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/63_2369.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Adult swell shark.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Adult swell shark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The aquarium will determine what happened when Yoko is large enough for a blood draw, allowing the husbandry team to conduct a DNA analysis on the pup.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">They noted that sharks born through either parthenogenesis or delayed fertilization tend to &#8220;face significant challenges&#8221; and live shorter lives. Because of this, Yoko is being closely monitored and kept away from public eyes until it is old enough to move to a larger tank.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Unlike other sharks that give birth to live young, swell sharks usually release fertilized eggs into the water. Sometimes referred to as &#8220;mermaid\u2019s purses&#8221;, the egg cases then attach to features such as rocks or algae, allowing the shark embryo inside to grow and later hatch from the egg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/shark-pup-born-without-male-present-shreveport-louisiana\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials with the Shreveport Aquarium help a swell shark pup hatch from its egg on Jan. 3, 2025. 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