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Kardashian-Jenner Family's Wild Sea Adventures
Fans are wondering if thing fishy is going connected with a definite stingray.
Nearly 3 months aft the Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO successful Hendersonville, N.C. announced its stingray Charlotte is expecting without her interacting with a antheral ray, immoderate followers person called the pregnancy into question.
When the aquarium archetypal revealed the quality connected social media Feb. 6, it noted it had been holding this update "close to our hearts for implicit 3 months." In a March 30 video, the enactment said "Charlotte's gestation is the archetypal documented lawsuit of parthenogenesis"—a signifier of intersexual reproduction successful which an embryo develops without fertilization from a sperm. And portion it said the mean gestation play for a stingray successful a mated gestation is 3 to 4 months, it stated "there is nary known information regarding parthenogenetic gestation oregon gestation period."
But connected April 20, the aquarium confirmed there were "no offspring yet" and determination appeared to beryllium small alteration successful the pursuing days.
"Charlotte is doing good and enjoys interacting with guests and the divers," an April 27 post stated. "Her favourite happening to devour this week was scallops on with silversides. We convey you for your patience and kindness during Charlotte's journey."
Given the timeline, immoderate fans grew funny astir what was going on. "Something is not right," 1 Facebook idiosyncratic wrote underneath the April 27 post. "This communicative started with [her] going [to] person pups immoderate time present that was months ago." Asked another, "Is she adjacent pregnant?"
Another made the accusation that "this is simply a hoax to get attention" and galore called for answers.
"So erstwhile volition you each bring extracurricular experts in?" asked a follower. "At this constituent it seems a scam oregon thing has happened that yall garbage to elaborate on." Wrote another, "We've been catfished by a stingray…"
Still, galore offered words of support. "Baby miss looks happy," 1 commenter wrote astir Charlotte. "I inactive get excited for Charlotte's post!!!" Added another, "Love to her. Love to each of you."
And erstwhile a follower noted "I would beryllium highly shocked it this is simply a hoax," the aquarium issued a response.
"That you for your support," it replied. "We bash attraction profoundly for everything here. We are continuously researching and exploring to springiness our Aquarium household the champion lives possible. Charlotte is 1 of our galore adoptions that came from backstage homes. Again, convey you for visiting and for your willingness to recognize our communicative successful a caller light."
It besides offered imaginable explanations. "The pup is rolled up and not casual to see," the aquarium noted underneath an April 27 Instagram post. "Rays are cartilaginous food truthful nary coagulated bones to bounce soundwaves disconnected of."
E! News has reached retired to the aquarium for remark connected the societal media speculation but has yet to perceive back.
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