The Greenland shark can live to 400, making it the world's longest-living vertebrate

By Marcus Strom
Updated September 15 2016 - 11:13am, first published August 12 2016 - 4:00am
The Greenland shark can grow up to six metres. The 28 sharks studied were accidentally caught by the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources.  Photo: Julius Nielsen
The Greenland shark can grow up to six metres. The 28 sharks studied were accidentally caught by the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources. Photo: Julius Nielsen
Greenland shark after it was released from a research vessel. Photo: Julius Nielsen
Greenland shark after it was released from a research vessel. Photo: Julius Nielsen
The world's longest living vertebrate is the Greenland shark, here seen returning to the cold waters of the Uummannaq Fjord, Greenland. Photo: Julius Nielsen
The world's longest living vertebrate is the Greenland shark, here seen returning to the cold waters of the Uummannaq Fjord, Greenland. Photo: Julius Nielsen

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