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Stock image of a swell shark Natalie Ruffing/iStock / Getty Images Plus Aquarium staff have two hypotheses to explain the mysterious circumstances around young Yoko's birth.

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The Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana welcomed a baby swell shark named Yoko on Jan. 3 — but the infant was born in a tank that contains only two female sharks, the aquarium announced in a ...

Yoko, a baby swell shark, was born at Shreveport Aquarium in Shreveport, Louisiana on Jan. 3.

While Yoko is currently “thriving” off-exhibit, per the statement, the aquarists are aware that shark pups born from rare reproductive events usually face health issues.

As aquarium staff continue to study Yoko, the baby shark will remain monitored outside of a public exhibit. Young sharks born through rare reproductive events often face significant challenges.

Yoko, a baby swell shark, swims in a tank at Shreveport Aquarium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The shark hatched from an egg on Jan. 3, 2025. Aquarium staff are unsure how the egg came to be, as ...