Greenland Sharks Can Grow Larger Than Most Great White Sharks

Some individuals rival the size of the ocean's most famous predator.

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Estimates suggest some individuals may approach seven meters in length.

Maximum recorded lengths exceeding six meters place large Greenland sharks in the same size class as or larger than many great white sharks.

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Unlike the warm-temperate great white, this Arctic giant achieves comparable scale in waters near freezing, pairing size with extreme cold tolerance.

The existence of such massive predators in polar darkness challenges the perception that oceanic gigantism belongs primarily to warmer seas.

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