38 min listen
The Longest Life
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Jul 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On this episode we’re diving deep in search of the longest living vertebrate in the world. These massive mysterious animals live in the dark depths of frigid oceans and we are only recently figuring out how old they actually are. The more we learn about them, the stranger and stranger they get!For photographs, updates, and behind the scenes content follow me at @ianinthewild on instagram.SOURCES:Basic Greenland Shark InformationCarbon Dating The Sharks StudyArticle on Shark Dating and Their LongevityNew Yorker Article on Greenland Sharks Article on Shark ToxicityGreenland Shark DietPolar Bear in Stomach Greenland Sharks and Giant Squid The Slowest Fish Study
Released:
Jul 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (5)
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