Washington Post:
Meet the oldest living vertebrate: a shark you've probably never heard of.
Greenlanders consider their local shark species — Somniosus microcephalus — to be something of a nuisance. The carnivorous creature, nearly the same size as the Great White when fully grown, has a habit of getting tangled up in long fishing lines designed to catch halibut. If caught and killed, the shark must be dried out before its meat can be eaten or given to sled dogs, as high quantities of toxins in the animal's muscle cause something like drunkenness.
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I guess being a 40 year-old virgin isn't that pathetic after all....
I was thinking...this shark is about as old as some of the old revolutionary / Toudeh'ies on this site. :-)
Dear AO, I would sooner compare our Ann-Ghollabi brethren to scabies and bedbugs than to a Great White. Just sayin'...
Oh, of course. I certainly did not mean to insult this majestic creature by comparing it to the Toudeh'ie and revolutionaries. I was just comparing the age of the two species.
Indeed: they are ready to be buried alongside their Great Prophet in Highgate cemetery.
Seriously, isn't this why akhunds live long? On second thought....NOT. They eat and have many wives...