Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/10/06/massive-grandmother-great-white-shark-tagged-in-northwest-atlantic.html
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Did they need a bigger boat?
the GUTS of the people who see this thing and say “yeah sure, i’ll put a tag on it!” not me, no effing way.
It’s all connected. The ocean is not a bottomless well of fish you can just harvest non-stop, and there are no useless creatures in the ecosystem.
My girl!!!
Graaaandma shark do do do do do
Grandma shark do do do do do
Grandma shark do do do do do
Grandma shark!
“…weighs 3,500 pounds, and is estimated to be in her 50s…”
Mom?
This is a 393-years old Greenland Shark that was located in the Arctic Ocean. It’s been wandering the ocean since 1627. It is the oldest living vertebrate known on the planet. Photo by Julius Nielsen.
Do sharks ever die of natural causes?
Great photo of an incredible animal.
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