2024-05-12 23:50:05
The digital world explodes with a viral video starring an amazing shark from Greenlandwho supposedly has lived 392 years and that it has swum through the Atlantic since 1632. But is this information completely accurate? The answer is no, this species has an average lifespan of 392 years, but there is no official information that indicates that the shark is this age.
Scientists have labeled sharks Greenland like one of the oldest animals on the planetthanks to exhaustive studies.
In 2016, the magazine Science published a study based on samples from 28 females of this species. These accidentally captured samples revealed that these sharks can live between 272 and 512 years.
However, it has not been confirmed that any specimen has survived more than five centuries. Although it has been documented that some females exceed 272 yearsmaking them the longest-lived vertebrates in the world.
The 392-year-old Greenland shark
In 2016, a shark of Greenland It captured the world’s attention when it was presented as a 512-year-old colossus. However, this figure has not been verified. What is known is that, according to studies, it is likely that the specimens of this species manage to reach 392 yearsplacing it among the longest-lived animals on the globe.
Despite his slow pace of life and slow growth, Greenland shark lacks calcified tissues that could reveal its agenot like others sharks.
With a maximum length of six meters and growing just one centimeter a year, these sharks ply the icy waters of the North Atlantic and the Arctic, near Greenland and Iceland. These marine giants reach sexual maturity at 150 years of age, when they reach four meters in length.
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2024-05-12 23:50:05