The Greenland shark lives in one of the most extreme environments ... and its slow way of life means it expends little energy when scavenging for food - perhaps a drowned Polar bear or dead ...

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.

Dive into the mysterious world of the Greenland shark, an ancient Arctic predator that defies nature. Discover how this sluggish giant lives for centuries in extreme cold, hunts with poor vision, and ...

While the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) may not have the same fame as the great white shark, it holds an impressive distinction: it is the longest-living vertebrate species known to ...

A Greenland shark was found on a beach in Cornwall. A rare type of shark which has not been seen in British waters for nine years has been spotted on a Cornish beach. The shark was found dead on ...