2024-05-07 23:11:40
There is absolutely no proof that the shark in this video is 392 years old. The oldest shark of the same species ever caught and studied (not this one, of course) was estimated to be 272-512 years old. [Link] "392" is an average of 272 and 512, which is meaningless in and of itself. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(36-10-10) Author
2024-05-08 02:21:53
The shark featured in the image is indeed a Greenland shark, a long-lived Arctic species that was the subject of a 2016 study. Unknown is whether the shark in the picture is one from the study that was estimated to be 392 years. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(16-1-8) Author
2024-05-08 14:00:02
NNN. Notes complain that there is no evidence that this particular shark is 392 years old. User doesn't need to prove this. Are we really expecting users to upload birth certificates whenever they state the age of a living creature shown in media? NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(4-1-7) Author
2024-05-09 12:32:27
Researchers analysed 28 female sharks, most of which had died after being caught in fishing nets. They estimated the oldest of the animals tested had lived between 272 and 512 years. The midpoint of that range was 392 years. So the claim is somehow correct Source: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-0) Author