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Sharks longer in the tooth than we thought
« on: September 29, 2017, 04:56:55 pm »
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.


Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-09-sharks-longer-tooth-thought.html#jCp