The successful management of animals requires determining when and where animals give birth to protect their vulnerable life-stages (such as the newborn stage or throughout pregnancy) and specific ...

In a rare instance, a shark at Brookfield Zoo gave birth through asexual reproduction. The Zoo, located just outside of Chicago. announced on Wednesday that the Epaulette shark pup hatched on Aug. 23.

A shark having babies? Not always newsworthy. But a shark having babies after the mother shark in question had not been in the company of a male shark since her arrival at the facility back in 2019?

Most people find sharks threatening. Who doesn’t have an image in their mind of a menacing shark fin racing through the ocean in search of its next meal? But it is the shark that is threatened.

As a highly vulnerable marine animal, conservation efforts are key to protect a range of shark species. However, gathering information about breeding habits, which could help with these efforts, is ...

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RICHMOND, Va. -- Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup ...

Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. In a study reported today in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female ...

Scientists haven’t been able to record a baby great white shark in the wild until now, it seems. According to National Geographic, professional photographer Carlos Gauna and biologist Phillip Sternes ...

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The Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana has witnessed something remarkable—a newborn shark pup in a tank that only houses female sharks. Named Yoko, which means ocean child in Japanese, the pup’s birth ...

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