Greenland shark
The Greenland shark is a huge, slow shark that lives in the cold, deep waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. It is famous for living longer than any known vertebrate (animal with a backbone). Its flesh is poisonous to eat unless it is specially prepared.1

Paano ito makikilala
- A thickset, heavy body with a short, rounded snout1
- Small eyes and small dorsal and pectoral fins1
- Five very small gill openings for its size1
- Colour ranges from pale creamy-grey to blackish-brown, usually uniform, sometimes with whitish spots or faint dark streaks on the back1
- Often has small parasitic copepods (crustaceans) attached to its eyes1
Lakas ng lason
Nakapipinsala lang ito kung may kumain dito.
Ano ang epekto ng lason nito?
The shark is not venomous. Its meat is poisonous to mammals because it contains high levels of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a natural chemical that makes the flesh toxic.1
Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?
Panganib sa tao: MasakitTalagang masakit, pero halos hindi kailanman malala.Greenland sharks are not considered a threat to people, because they live deep in remote, cold waters. Only one possible attack is recorded, in 1936, and it was never linked to this species. One unverified report from around 1859 describes a human leg found in a shark's stomach.1
Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?
When hauled onto a boat, it thrashes its tail so violently that it is dangerous to stand near it, and its muscles can still twitch after death.1
Kung may humawak o kumain nito
- Kung may kumain nito o may sintomas pagkatapos itong kainin: tawagan agad ang numero pang-emergency o ang poison control center.
Laging tawagan muna ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911). Ito ay pangkalahatang gabay sa pangunang lunas, hindi payong medikal. Mga batayan ng pangunang lunas
Mag-ingat
- Huwag kailanman hawakan, hulihin o asarin ang ligaw na hayop, kahit maliit, at kahit mukha itong tulog o patay.
- Bigyan ito ng espasyo. Kung makasalubong ka ng isa, manatiling kalmado, dahan-dahang umatras at hayaan itong umalis.
- Kung nahawakan o nakain mo ito: huwag kuskusin ang mata o bibig mo, hugasan ang mga kamay mo at kumuha ng tulong medikal.
Hindi ka nito hinahabol. Ang lason nito ay para lang walang kumain dito. Higit pa tungkol sa pag-iingat
Saan sa mundo?
Gaano ito kalaki?
Gaano ito kahaba?
Gaano ito kabigat?
kasinghaba ng 6 aso mula ilong hanggang buntot
kasinghaba ng 36 saging na magkakadugtong
kayang languyin ang haba ng malaking swimming pool (50 m) sa loob ng 69 segundoGaano kalaki si Greenland shark kumpara sa IYO?
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Gaano ito kabilis?
Mga fact
It is thought to have the longest lifespan of any known vertebrate, estimated at between 272 and 510 years.1
It is one of the slowest-swimming fish for its size, with a fastest cruising speed of about 2.7 km/h.1
Parasitic copepods often attach to its eyes and can damage them, but this does not seem to shorten its life, because it relies mainly on smell and hearing.1
It is one of the largest shark species alive, with the largest confirmed specimen weighing around 1,023 kg.1
In Iceland, a specially treated form of its meat is eaten as a pungent delicacy called kæstur hákarl.1
Its slow metabolism is thought to be linked to its very long life, although this is still a hypothesis.1
Myth buster
Mito: The Greenland shark is a dangerous threat to humans.
Totoo: It is not considered a threat to people. It lives deep in cold, remote waters, and the only report of a possible attack was never confirmed as this species.1
Para sa mga eksperto sa kamandag
- Pangalang siyentipiko
- Somniosus microcephalus
- Grupo
- Iba pang nakalalasong hayop
- Pamilya
- Somniosidae2
- Ayos
- Squaliformes
- Mga kontinente
- Karagatang Artiko, Karagatang Atlantiko, Ang mga karagatan
- Mga sanggol
- Pups are born alive, after an estimated gestation period of 8 to 18 years. Females reach sexual maturity at around 150 years of age.1
- Panganib sa tao
- 2 / 5: Masakit3
Saan galing ang mga fact
- Greenland shark (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Somniosus microcephalus (iNaturalist): mga pangalan at klasipikasyon.
- Venom Wiki: sarili naming tantiya ang antas ng panganib, karaniwang laki at hula sa bilis. Tingnan kung paano namin ito kinukuwenta: Paano namin sinusukat ang panganib.
Bawat fact sa pahinang ito ay may numerong tumuturo sa pinagmulan nito. Kung may mali kami, pasensya na, mahilig lang kami sa hayop, hindi kami science journal. Sabihin sa amin sa [email protected] at aayusin namin.
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