parthenogenesis

An epaulette shark pup that hatched from an apparent parthenogenesis is now on display at Brookfield Zoo, in a Chicago suburb.

No Daddy Shark in sight: Zoo greets a cute shark pup after apparent parthenogenesis

3:29pm November 07, 2023

by Bill Chappell

What if the song "Baby Shark" stopped after just two stanzas? There's no Daddy Shark in sight at a Chicago-area zoo where an epaulette shark pup hatched this summer.