Swell sharks are shy shark species that aren't dangerous. Swell sharks are bioflourescent , which is why they glow. But that's not the only trick these sharks have up their sleeves.

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 possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

A Louisiana aquarium welcomed a new baby shark to its facilities earlier this month, but staff are unsure of exactly where it came from. On Jan. 3, a swell shark egg hatched at Shreveport Aquarium ...

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. Named “Yoko” from the Chumash word ...

A Louisiana aquarium welcomed a new baby shark to its facilities earlier this month, but staff are unsure of exactly where it came from. On Jan. 3, a swell shark egg hatched at Shreveport Aquarium ...

The swell shark’s health is currently being monitored away from the exhibit and visitors are prohibited from seeing Yoko in person. Nonetheless, the aquarium insisted that they would keep people ...

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 possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

The swell shark, nicknamed Yoko, hatched on Jan. 3, according to the Shreveport Aquarium. What makes the birth mysterious is that the tank is home to two female sharks who haven't been in contact ...

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 ...

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 possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

A Louisiana aquarium welcomed a baby shark born under mysterious conditions, the aquarium said Friday. The swell shark, nicknamed Yoko, hatched on Jan. 3, according to the Shreveport Aquarium. What ...