Even though over half a millennium seems like a crazy amount of time, Greenland sharks actually tend to outlive most other animals because they are a very slow-growing species. These sharks generally reach a mature age at 150 years old, and some reports have shown that some sharks have lived for almost 400 years. This new discovery of a 512-year-old definitely breaks a record. 512 years would put the birth date of this shark at 1505, older than Shakespeare.
512-Year-Old Shark have Been Discovered By The Scientist, Which Would Be The Oldest Living Vertebrate On The Planet
Yayınlanma: 15 June 2024 - 22:19
The Greenland shark are probably the longest-living vertebrates on Earth, also known as gurry shark or grey shark. It is one of seventeen species of “sleeper sharks” (Family Somniosidae), an aptly named group known for their sluggish behaviour. This large creatures live time have been anounced 272 and 512 years old by the scientist. At 512 years, that would make this ancient shark the oldest living vertebrate in the world.
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