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greenland sharks are one of the biggest mysteries in the ocean. scientists believe some of them can live for over 500 years, making them the longest-living vertebrates ever discovered. that means a shark swimming today could have been alive before the first pilgrims sailed to america. one reason they live so long is their incredibly slow lifestyle. they swim through the freezing waters of the arctic at a relaxed pace, have an extremely slow metabolism, and only grow by around a centimetre each y

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greenland sharks are believed to be the longest-living vertebrates on earth. scientists estimate they can live for at least 250 to 300 years, and some may even survive for more than 400 years. one of the oldest sharks ever studied was estimated to be around 392 years old, although there is a margin of uncertainty around that estimate. what makes this even more incredible is how slowly they live. greenland sharks grow by only about 1 centimetre each year and don’t reach sexual maturity until they