Greenland Sharks Reach Lengths Over 7 Meters in Arctic Seas

This Arctic shark grows longer than a London bus.

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Historical records from Arctic fisheries describe individuals large enough to require multiple boats to haul aboard.

Greenland sharks can exceed 7 meters in length and weigh more than 1,000 kilograms, placing them among the largest predatory sharks on Earth.

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That means a single individual rivals the size of a great white while inhabiting waters so cold and dark that most large predators cannot function, combining massive scale with extreme environmental tolerance.

A slow-moving animal of that size patrolling Arctic depths rewrites assumptions about predator dynamics in polar ecosystems, proving that even in near-freezing darkness, gigantism can dominate the food web.

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