Described by one researcher as looking ‘already dead’, the enigmatic creatures are one of the least understood species on the planet ...
Beneath Arctic ice swims a predator older than modern history. Greenland sharks can live for centuries, growing so slowly that time itself seems to spare them. Nearly blind, toxic to eat, and moving ...
Meet the longest-lived animal with a backbone. Scientists estimate that Greenland sharks live for around 250 years, but some may live as long as 500 years. These cold-water sharks not only eat sea ...
Krawczyk, an associate professor at UC Irvine. “The shark is tracking the light — it’s fascinating.” The Greenland shark is the longest-living vertebrate we know of, with a lifespan of over 400 years.
The Greenland shark – the world's longest-living vertebrate – is most often associated with cold Arctic waters. However, a new international study led by researchers from the Greenland Institute of ...