The incredible Greenland shark can live for 500 years or more. They are as big as great white sharks, but extremely ...

The Greenland Shark is nowhere near as well-known as the Great White, but it ought to be. This shark species doesn’t wow us with its predatory skills (although it does have a bit of a funny way of ...

For a long time, scientists have had a hard time determining exactly why a Greenland shark is able to live for so long. Especially because their lifespan is significantly longer t ...

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.

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 ...

This has less to do with the behavior of the Greenland shark and more to do with where it lives. Greenland sharks swim in frigid waters where humans can’t survive. Greenland sharks live in the ...

The exceptional longevity of Greenland sharks can be attributed to several factors, such as the frigid waters. It slows their metabolism, a trait often linked to longer life spans.

Did you know the world’s most mysterious shark' can be found in British waters? Greenland sharks are the second largest species of carnivorous shark after the great white. Greenland sharks ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Did you know the world’s most mysterious shark' can be found in British waters? Greenland sharks are the second largest species of carnivorous ...

Greenland sharks are elusive creatures that spend most of their time in the deep sea around the Arctic Circle. They are rarely found in coastal waters and hardly ever travel as far south as the UK.