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The evolution of sharks
- This is a Greenland shark – a species that can live to be at least 250 years old. That means around the time the oldest confirmed shark was born, the world was a very different place to what it is now.
from The longevity of the Greenland shark by Amie Pearce
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- Fascinating feats such as skin regeneration.
This evolution isn’t unique to sharks - starfish, sea cucumber, crustaceans and other ocean animals are adept in the art of cell regeneration, but sharks are the only fish with this remarkable ability to heal.from The self-healing superpower of sharks by Amie Pearce
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- While other vertebrates, such as the rougheye rockfish and the bowhead whale, can reach an impressive age of around 200 years, the Greenland shark is by far the longest-lived vertebrate with some estimates as high as 512 years.
from The longevity of the Greenland shark by Amie Pearce
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