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Eye lens radiocarbon reveals centuries of longevity in the Greenland shark 400 yo)
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| 8/8/2016
| Julius Nielsen
Posted on 08/12/2016 12:42:21 PM PDT by JimSEA
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A lot of marine creatures seem long lived.
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08/12/2016 12:42:21 PM PDT
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JimSEA
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they conclude that the species reaches maturity at about 150 years of age. Good thing I wasn't a teenager for 50 years.
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Did you know that with evolution, the octopus lost the nostrils and took on the more familiar look that we know today? If you look closely you can see a little bump where the nose use to be.
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08/12/2016 12:55:19 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
(There is always one more idiot than you counted on.)
To: JimSEA
Wow, those sharks are like turtles of the sea, or something.
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08/12/2016 12:56:39 PM PDT
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T-Bone Texan
(Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
To: JimSEA
Old Timer with a grizzled look.
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08/12/2016 1:00:56 PM PDT
by
xp38
To: JimSEA
Nice lenses!
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08/12/2016 1:05:20 PM PDT
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Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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08/12/2016 1:07:46 PM PDT
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Covenantor
(Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
To: JimSEA
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08/12/2016 1:08:52 PM PDT
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Theoria
(I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
To: JimSEA
Swim, eat, repeat.... for 146,000 days in a row.
To: Gamecock
Don’t forget that while you have to have a source for Vitamin C, your dog makes his own. while living in the trees with fruit aplenty, early humans lost the ability to do the same in an example of ‘use it or lose it.’
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08/12/2016 1:12:09 PM PDT
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sparklite2
( "The white man is the Jew of Liberal Fascism." -Jonah Goldberg)
To: Tijeras_Slim
Can’t be much brain power there.
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08/12/2016 1:12:20 PM PDT
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Louis Foxwell
(Stop the Left and save the world.)
To: Tijeras_Slim
When you put it that way, it seems likely it would eventually die of boredom
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08/12/2016 1:13:44 PM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: JimSEA
A lot of marine creatures seem long lived.
The Greenland shark doesn't urinate, per se, having no urinary tract.
Hence, when being prepped for hkarl, the shark is first left to rot in a gravel pit for weeks or months, depending on the season, so as to allow the most toxic of the flesh to decay and fall off.
Apparently, the finished product still has an overwhelming "hint" of ammonia.
Oh, and as far as the eyes, the shark goes blind earlier on, thanks to the parasite visible in the eye in the picture of post #5.
It has evolved a highly developed sense of smell to hunt with.
Oh, and the upper/lower teeth are completely different. One set grabs, while the other saws on the horizontal axis.
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08/12/2016 1:32:42 PM PDT
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JimSEA
To: Jack Hydrazine
Must...not...make...inappropriate...comment...about...photo...
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08/12/2016 1:52:24 PM PDT
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noiseman
(The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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08/12/2016 1:55:43 PM PDT
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Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: JimSEA
Some believe the Greenland Shark is the creature that has been seen, and called the Lochness Monster. The very small dorsal fin makes the shark appear very snake like.
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08/12/2016 2:05:16 PM PDT
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728b
(Never cry over something that can not cry over you.)
To: JimSEA
I forgot to mention the hkarl artisans have restrictions on how close they can process near populated areas.
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08/12/2016 2:53:09 PM PDT
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JimSEA
To: Calvin Locke
Like a Pogie processing plant?
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