Greenland sharks eat seals. On the face of it, ... The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is squat, cigar-shaped fish that grows up to 21 feet long and looks like a pumped-up dogfish.

According to a new study, the world's slowest swimming shark may have evolved a slick move: Sneaking up on snoozing seals.. Though the species eat mostly fish, Greenland sharks in the far north ...

Greenland sharks eat seals. On the face of it, ... The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is squat, cigar-shaped fish that grows up to 21 feet long and looks like a pumped-up dogfish.

Their slow movement goes undetected by the Greenland shark’s unsuspecting prey. Among the largest sharks, these behemoths are between 16-23 feet long and weigh over 200 pounds.

The natural habitat of the Greenland shark — that can live up to 500 years — is the icy waters of the Arctic. ... eating everything (dead or alive), including fish, seals, polar bears, ...

A Greenland shark that was captured and tagged off Greenland in 1936 was recaptured 16 years later. In that time, it had grown 6 cm longer. If we assume a constant growth rate, that would make a ...