On Jan. 3, a swell shark egg hatched at Shreveport Aquarium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The egg was discovered by aquarium staff in a female shark tank about eight months ago, but it may have remained ...

A Louisiana aquarium has a new star — and a mystery — on its hands after a baby shark was ... week that Yoko the swell shark — named for "Onyoko," the Chumash word for shark — hatched ...

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

Yoko’s name derives from the native American Chumash word for shark which translates as ‘onyoko’. The young pup was reported to be “thriving under the care of our dedicated aquarists ...

Then, on Jan. 3, 2025, the little pup hatched. Barrick named it Yoko, short for Onyoko, the Chumash word for shark. "She's doing great," Barrick said, noting they'll need a few months to confirm ...

A Louisiana aquarium has a new star — and a mystery — on its hands after a baby shark was ... week that Yoko the swell shark — named for "Onyoko," the Chumash word for shark — hatched ...

Life truly foudn a way inside of an Louisiana aquarium earlier this month when a baby shark was born inside ... from the native American Chumash word for shark which translates as ‘onyoko’.

According to the Guardian, the baby shark is named after the the Native American Chumash people’s word for shark, “onyoko.” The aquarium confirmed that the newborn is currently thriving.

DNA analysis a few months down the road when the baby shark is older should clear things up. Regardless, the pup—dubbed Yoko for the Chumash word for shark—is healthy and thriving.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A very rare shark birth phenomenon has occurred at the Shreveport Aquarium. On Jan. 24, the Shreveport Aquarium reported that a Swell Shark egg was hatched without the ...