Greenland sharks can live for at least 272 years, possibly much longer.

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Greenland sharks can live for at least 272 years, possibly much longer.

Yes. A 2016 study estimated that Greenland sharks live at least 272 years, and the largest shark studied may have been around 392 years old, give or take 120 years. They are the longest lived vertebrates known.

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