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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Freddy on August 14, 2016, 12:23:00 PM

Title: 400-year-old Greenland shark
Post by: Freddy on August 14, 2016, 12:23:00 PM
Thought this was amazing.

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Greenland sharks are now the longest-living vertebrates known on Earth, scientists say. Researchers used radiocarbon dating to determine the ages of 28 of the animals, and estimated that one female was about 400 years old.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37047168
Title: Re: 400-year-old Greenland shark
Post by: Data on August 14, 2016, 12:49:48 PM
Yeah that is amazing, I would never have thought fish could live that long.

Anyone fancy a fresh 400 year old fish steak ? 
Title: Re: 400-year-old Greenland shark
Post by: JavierKi on February 11, 2018, 12:33:01 PM
That McDonald's map cracked me up.    We're doomed.    Greenland isn't a country though, is it?
Title: Re: 400-year-old Greenland shark
Post by: Data on February 14, 2018, 11:17:19 AM
Hello JavierKi, welcome to our little piece of the web.