The Greenland shark has by far the longest lifespan for a vertebrate, with an estimated life span of around 400 years.

其貌不扬、半盲、总有寄生虫附着的格陵兰鲨（Greenland shark）能活到400岁，科学家近日发现，这种鲨鱼体内有许多昵称为「寄生虫基因」的有害基因，但这类鲨鱼体内同时也存在另一种能修復DNA的基因网络，或许是牠们如此长寿的原因。

Imagine discovering a creature that could be as old as 500 years, swimming in the depths of the ocean. This is exactly what ...

One such remarkable creature is the Greenland shark, whose lifespan can extend up to 500 years.The quest to understand the ...

Measuring the Greenland shark’s growth rate is challenging because individuals are rarely recaptured. However, one shark tagged in 1936 had only grown 2.3 inches when it reappeared 16 years later.

Scientists have mapped the genome of the Greenland shark, which could offer clues to the animal’s extreme longevity. By Jonathan Moens The Greenland shark is not exactly charismatic. Its hulking ...

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The purpose of the mission was to understand more about the Greenland shark, a top predator in the Arctic, which lives for more than 272 years, and possibly even more than 400. Scientists know that it ...

The Greenland shark lives in one of the most extreme environments. Temperatures frequently fall below zero, yet this shark thrives. It’s predicted that this shark could live to 200 years old ...

A rare species of shark stranded in Cornwall was a 3.96m (13ft) long juvenile that could have been more than 100 years old, a post-mortem examination has revealed. The Greenland shark is believed ...

With lifespans stretching far beyond human comprehension, creatures like the hydra, Greenland shark ... [+] and Aldabra tortoise don’t experience the urgency of time that fast-living species do.