Could you beleive it - Greenland sharks add new meaning to "live long and prosper"

Skybird · 08-11-16, 02:55 PM

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6300/702

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and the largest animal (502 cm) to be 392 ± 120 years old

Stunned. Trees, yes. But living animals...??

Von Due · 08-11-16, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6300/702

Stunned. Trees, yes. But living animals...??

The greenland shark is way cool, one of the "living fossiles" in the sea, one of a very few species of shark that live in arctic waters, one of the biggest and one of the goofiest looking around. Gotta love them.

mako88sb · 08-11-16, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6300/702

Stunned. Trees, yes. But living animals...??

Pretty amazing stuff. I watched a show about them a few years ago where they were tagging them to gather more info. One they caught ended up in pretty bad shape so was euthanized. Most likely ended up being used in the study.

Skybird · 08-11-16, 04:06 PM

One animal, being somewhere between 270 and 510 years old. I just cannot get over this so easily...

The German article where I found it, said these fishes swim 1.2 km - per hour. Only in times of stress and alarm twice as fast. They become sexually mature at the age of 150 years.

Heck, another three digit number again...

Betonov · 08-11-16, 04:12 PM

The National Geographic article said they don't even breed until they reach about 150 years.

Ninja'd by a German :P

Jimbuna · 08-11-16, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

The National Geographic article said they don't even breed until they reach about 150 years.

Ninja'd by a German :P

I'd better remind the wife then

Cybermat47 · 08-11-16, 10:35 PM

Well, the things never did look very youthful

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	The National Geographic article said they don't even breed until they reach about 150 years. Ninja'd by a German :P