Rare footage of a Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus)Greenland Sharks are the longest lived ve
Rare footage of a Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus)Greenland Sharks are the longest lived vertebrate, with lifespans of 400+ years, and are the largest arctic fish. The majority of Greenland Sharks are blind due to parasitic copepods that attach themselves to the eye. They are generalist scavengers, eating carcasses of animals that have fallen to the seafloor. They are rarely seen by humans due to their deep habitat.(source) -- source link
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