Did a shark produce offspring with a stingray? Sensation expected in US aquarium. A stingray named Charlotte is expecting offspring without having had any contact with male conspecifics.
The aquarium staff's theory: One of the two sharks in the same tank impregnated the stingray. Virgin conception occurs primarily in animals in captivity, usually birds or reptiles. Overall, however, this is rare, according to the veterinarians at the aquarium in North Carolina. They do not rule out fertilization by a shark, especially because of the bite wounds.