Ancient LIVING shark born in 1500s is world's OLDEST vertebrate and could be 512 years old

Daily Star ^ | 12th December 2017 | Anthony Blair

[robroys woman]

Must have a good chiropractor.

[robroys woman]

Their flesh is considered a delicacy in Iceland, but is also toxic, containing a chemical that when eaten gives a sensation similar to extreme drunkenness.

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Ha! When they said toxic, I thought they meant it in a bad way.

[rjsimmon]

the shark's true age could be between 272 and 512 years.

Only her hair dresser knows for sure...

[vikingd00d]

Hakarl! mmm.. going to need a lot of akvavit..

[Reily]

Doesn’t it have to rot in the ground a bit first before its “edible”.

[Paladin2]

Spoken like a true optimist...

[SERKIT]

Democrat icon member of Congress?

[Red Badger]

Sharks don’t have bones, only cartilage...............

[Moonman62]

Incredibly, Greenland sharks don’t reach sexual maturity until the age of 156, but it can happen as young as 134 according to findings.

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Also known as the Helen Thomas shark.

[Red Badger]

Their flesh is considered a delicacy in Iceland, but is also toxic, containing a chemical that when eaten gives a sensation similar to extreme drunkenness.

Sounds like fun!.....................

[beergarden]

“Greenland sharks don’t reach sexual maturity until the age of 156,”

156 years a virgin? That’s not good. XD

[wally_bert]

Life really doesn’t begin until 150 or so.

[fidelis]

"If this is true, the shark will have lived through Galileo's discovery that the Earth orbits the Sun, and the founding of the United States."

Actually, Galileo did not "discover" that the Earth orbits the Sun-- other scientists before his time (including Copernicus) had hypothesized the same thing. Galileo's problem (as well as that of the earlier thinkers) was that, even though he was right, the theory he offered did not convince the scientists of his time (including those in the Church). His proposal assumed the planets orbited the sun in a circle, which they don't, and that the ocean tides were proof of the rotation of the earth, which it isn't. It wasn't until latter scientists discoveries of the elliptical orbits of planets and star parallax that the model would work.

[CIB-173RDABN]

an animal with a backbone

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That leaves out Republicans in Congress /s

[ichabod1]

I saw them preparing and eating that shite on a travel show once. It’s nasty and it stinks but they love it. If it’s what I’m thinking of.

[1FreeAmerican]

LOL!

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Sound like a whopper of a fish tale to me.

[gaijin]

[elcid1970]

Doesn’t look a day over 350.