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		512-year-old Greenland shark may be the oldest living vertebrate on Earth (inhabitat.com)
		20 points by DoreenMichele on Dec 14, 2017 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 3 comments

mojoe on Dec 19, 2017 | [–]

I wonder how much temporal awareness a greenland shark has. Does it have any inkling of how long it has lived? Apparently some sharks can be trained: http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/target_train...

Aron on Dec 14, 2017 | [–]

Article also discusses the required preparation for safely eating said shark.

mojoe on Dec 19, 2017 | [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1karl

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