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Sharks

01 Jan 2020 18:35 | Anonymous member

Greenland sharks are the longest-living vertebrates known on Earth.   One female shark has been radio-carbon dated at around 400 years old.   These sharks grow at a rate of 1cm each year to reach reproductive maturity at about age 150.   The former vertebrate record-holder was a bowhead whale estimated to be around 200 years old (but still the oldest recorded mammal).   The female shark was likely born in the 17th century.  

More details can be found online at www.bbc.com/news/ & https://youtu.be/hz2HBk5sKlc


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