A female swell shark gives birth to a pup without coming in contact with a male, and now scientists are wondering how this is even possible.

Credit: Shreveport Aquarium/Cover Images Aquarium staff in Louisiana are stunned by an extraordinary 'virgin birth' in their ...

"It really proves that life... uh... finds a way," said Shreveport Aquarium, Louisina's curator of live animals, Greg Barrick.

"It really proves that life... uh... finds a way," a Shreveport Aquarium employee said about the surprising birth ...

Officials at a Louisiana aquarium are investigating the mystery of a swell shark baby that hatched despite its mother having ...

The arrival of a baby swell shark at an aquarium in Louisiana has caused a wave of excitement, after the egg hatched despite ...

Aquarium of Guam in Tumon welcomed the arrival of its newest stars — baby blacktip reef sharks born on Christmas Eve — and the public is invited to help name these baby sharks. Having baby ...

Experts say the case is either a rare form of asexual reproduction or an instance of (very) delayed fertilization ...

On Jan. 3, a swell shark egg hatched at Shreveport Aquarium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The egg was discovered by aquarium ...

The Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana is investigating the mysterious birth of a baby swell shark, despite no male sharks ...

A swell shark hatched at Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana after an egg was found in an all-female tank. Screengrab from a ...