In a new clip from Monday’s episode of “Alien Sharks: Close Encounters,” researchers get an up-close look at the swell shark, the leopard-patterned shark billed as “notoriously bad ...

Swell sharks glow in the dark, but these animals have another impressive trick that's how they got their name.

Given that the gestation period of swell sharks is 9-12 months, according to the Aquarium of the Pacific, the math doesn’t add up for the newborn swell shark pup. Rather, it means that one of ...

Scientists were surveying the deep sea near Timor-Leste when they spotted a painted swell shark, caught on camera for the very first time. It's a huge moment for marine research, and it happened ...

A swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) pup hatched at the facility on January 3, yet the two female sharks present in the tank have not been in contact with a male in over three years.

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.

Aquarists at Tennessee Aquarium were surprised to discover a new arrival waiting for them when they checked the swell shark tank last month. Swimming between its parents was a new swell shark baby ...

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 ...