Miracle baby shark born in female-only tank leaves marine scientists baffled
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dailystar.co.ukDaily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Science can often amaze us, and the birth of a miracle baby shark in Italy is no different."Ispera", as aquarium staff have named her, was born in a tank where there has been no male sharks for over 10 years.Scientists believe that the common smooth-hound shark may be the product of asexual reproduction, with the parent being one of the two adult females in the tank.According to aquarium staff at the Acquario Cala Gonone in Sardinia, the two females have lived alongside each other for over a decade.It is thought that this could be the first ever case of parthenogenesis reproduction in sharks.Parthenogenesis occurs naturally in some plants, invertebrates such as scorpions and bees,.
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