F’real, that’s an old shark
An ancient Greenland shark has been found in the North Atlantic. Scientists believe it could be between 272 – 512 years old!
They know for a fact this shark is 512 years old because they were at the shark's first birthday party. Plus the shark said it too. pic.twitter.com/z7cLStNd4K
— cyclopticalusion (@cyclopticalone) December 13, 2017
Experts are making that age estimate based on the Greenland shark’s average growth rate as well as carbon dating. The Greenland shark grows very slowly at about 1cm. This behemoth is just over 18 ft. long.
This 512 year old shark is the OLDEST LIVING vertebrate in the world https://t.co/Ug2r9HjrMr pic.twitter.com/6uJkGA1fd9
— News Sentinel (@nwsntl) December 13, 2017
If he was indeed born 512 years ago, that would mean he is older than Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, older than Shakespeare’s plays, Older than Queen Elizabeth the 1st… ALMOST 300 YEARS OLDER THAN THE USA.
#TFUI FB has 5 new likes. New facts! 4. Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) aka eqalussuaq (Inuit name); are 272 – 512 years old. pic.twitter.com/8BGSr0UBTt
— Melissa Cristina Márquez (@mcmsharksxx) September 17, 2017
We on the Mix Morning Fix have come to the conclusion that this shark actually died many years ago and is in fact a white walker.
1) Messed up eyes
Ancient shark said to be 512 years old https://t.co/gZZCrglHSY pic.twitter.com/xoyAV2iO44
— Ted Blackwater (@TedBlackwater) December 14, 2017
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2) They both prefer colder temps
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3) TBH, They’re most likely just re-animated corpses
Scientists find 512-year-old shark, the world’s oldest known vertebrate, that may have roamed the North Atlantic through the reigns of Süleyman the Magnificent and Napoleon Bonapartehttps://t.co/XUkqtmzgWw pic.twitter.com/kEs6odhU5c
— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) December 14, 2017
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