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Scientists capture ancient Greenland sharks on camera

The northern sharks are among the world's most elusive marine animals.

By Brynn Devin and Jonathan A. D. Fisher, Memorial University of Newfoundland March 5, 2018
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The Greenland shark is one of the world’s largest marine species, reaching lengths over six meters. And yet these fish, which prefer the deep, cold waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans, have largely eluded scientific study.

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