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dumaznbum In terms of size. No, he's not being dramatic. The Greenland Shark is very similar in size to the Great White. However, the Greenland Shark hunts at extreme depths and, as far as I know, has never attacked a human. So, the Great White & other species of shark get all the press, but the Greenland Shark is very rare & virtually unknown to most people. Although it is considered an Apex Predator and has been known to eat animals as large as polar bears & moose. It also feeds on other sharks !
As a norwegian (jeremy wade caught this one in Norway) I can tell you that the greenland shark is not a fast predator at all, and not remotely rare. A survey a couple of years back investigating why a lot of seals have disappeared around Greenland showed that greenland sharks snatch them when they sleep in the water, the way they found out this was a possible reason is because the greenland shark population has sky-rocketed while the seal population is decreasing. To give you an example of how common they are I could go out in my boat now and drop the bait fish for a day or two and I would have one, although I don't support this kind of fishing because the depth they are pulled up from kills the shark most of the time. A 1000 kilo greenland shark is estimated to be around 300-400 years old. We actually had a case a little back were a known sportsfisherman targeted this fish and caught a 1000 kilo one, 1 week later it was found floating around, considering the age of the fish Greenland shark fishing is in my opinion becoming sort of a no in sportsfisherman communities. Sorry if I bombarded you with facts and I didn't intend to prove you wrong negatively. Fish on! :)
Yeah, I heard about the seal population decline being blamed on Greenland Sharks. They thought it was happening here in the waters around the UK as well. However, after a lot of research, it was concluded that it couldn't be the Greenland Shark, due to their very slow speed, limiting them to hunting seals that are sleeping. The study stated that ships were the most likely cause of the decline, as the injuries found on the majority of seal corpses were consistent with ship propellers. Regarding their rarity: Yes, they may be more common in places like Norway, Iceland & Greenland, but sightings of them elsewhere are pretty rare and they are listed as "Near Threatened" by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Maybe calling them rare where you live in Norway might not quite be the case, but they are certainly elusive at the very least, because of the extreme depths they live. Regardless, they are a very interesting species and could very well explain the Loch Ness Monster sightings.
Greenland sharks can live 500 years according to reports. So maybe it is the lochness monster. Realistically. Therefore this whole time lochness monster may not be a cryptid after all.
Dude thats exactly what happened to the History Channel they just sold out to the popular shows. They're basically in the same category as MTV anymore.
Animal Planet, what has happened to you?? I liked you when you were about rescuing wildlife and learning about nature. Then you changed your slogan to "Surprisingly Human" and you even have a video how its about people now and not animals. You have lost a subscriber and fan (and probably more for the same reasons) I will now go watch National Geographic.
