Greenland Shark stranding in Cornwall (1 Viewer)

[Mono]

Details of a Greenland Shark found in Cornwall and subsequent necropsy. Don't know where in the Twitter thread this post will bring you out but scroll up to the top.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1504638430122328066

 

[dantheman]

Interesting!

(Unfortunately I was just eating a tuna toasted sandwich whilst opening the thread/feed - an already opened tin in the back of the fridge from earlier in the week.)

 

[Farnboro John]

Interesting!

(Unfortunately I was just eating a tuna toasted sandwich whilst opening the thread/feed - an already opened tin in the back of the fridge from earlier in the week.)

Tuna bony fish, shark cartilaginous. I shouldn't worry!

John

 

[dantheman]

Tuna bony fish, shark cartilaginous. I shouldn't worry!

John

Tell my sensory central nervous system that! - eating a fish sandwich which felt like it was on the turn whilst perusing images of guts and bloated dead things.

Fermented shark is the thing though -

Greenland shark is the most toxic shark in the world, but one family has been curing it for hundreds of years

We traveled to Bjarnarhöfn, Iceland, where one family has been curing Greenland sharks for hundreds of years.

www.insider.com

(Wonder if anyone doing the autopsy was tempted to take a bit home to experiment with ... unlikely perhaps!)

 

[Mono]

Further study from necropsy indicates meningitis.

Stranded Greenland shark died from infection of the brain | ZSL

A super rare Greenland shark that stranded on a beach in Cornwall has been confirmed to have had an infection of the brain,you

www.zsl.org

 

[Andy Lakin]

I love the fact it is still classed as a juvenille despite being c100 years old. Does anybody know of the estimated age of the oldest individual.

 

[Andy Adcock]

I love the fact it is still classed as a juvenille despite being c100 years old. Does anybody know of the estimated age of the oldest individual.

275-500 years!

How long do Greenland sharks live?

Scientists estimate the Greenland shark lives at least 250 years. They may live over 500 years.

oceanservice.noaa.gov

 

[Andy Lakin]

Thanks for the link Andy very interesting. There must be some very interesting science behind how they can live for so long.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Thanks for the link Andy very interesting. There must be some very interesting science behind how they can live for so long.

A very slow metabolism, Giant Tortoises similarly.