Study: Some sharks alive today were born before George Washington
Eight of 28 Greenland sharks profiled in a new study in today’s Science were 200 years or older, by scientists’ best estimates.
Some sharks still alive are over 200 years old, say scientists
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Just incredible — and another reason, to add to a sleugh of others, of the vital need to give our compassion, protection and respect to the magnificent creatures.