Scientists have long suspected that the elusive Greenland sharks lived for a long time. It turns out they were right! A new study has revealed that the world’s second largest carnivorous fish may have a lifespan of as long as 400 years. To put it in perspective, that is about twice that of the previously known longest-living vertebrate, the Bowhead whale, which is known to live for up to two centuries.
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i think living for 400 years is amazing. The greenland shark has lived through both world wars but never seen it happen, it makes me wonder how it has such a long life span & can it benefit human life expectency.Imagine that the fountain of youth, they never get cancer. Sharks have been on our oceans for over 400 million years. Some of the earliest sharks were discovered dating back to the Devonian age. Not only did sharks first appear 400 million yeas ago, they are still here today. They have survived 5 massive planet extinction events. These extinction events killed most life on earth. The last one around 65 million yeas ago killed the dinosaurs. But not sharks. They were here to stay.
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