Sharks longer in the tooth than we thought
September 29, 2017
A James Cook University researcher has found that sharks and rays live a lot longer than we thought - some twice as long as previously estimated.
Dr Alastair Harry looked at 53 different populations of sharks and rays that scientists had already intensely studied. He said in nearly a third of populations the studies had underestimated the animals' ages.
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