How the Greenland shark's 400-year lifespan could help scientists protect human eyesight
- For years, scientists thought Greenland sharks were basically blind.
- These deep-sea creatures live in the freezing dark waters of the Arctic and often have parasites clinging to their eyes, so it seemed obvious that their vision was pretty much gone.
- But a new study from researchers at the University of California, Irvine, says that assumption was wrong.
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- For years, scientists thought Greenland sharks were basically blind.
- These deep-sea creatures live in the freezing dark waters of the Arctic and often have parasites clinging to their eyes, so it seemed obvious that their vision was pretty much gone.
- But a new study from researchers at the University of California, Irvine, says that assumption was wrong.
Sources: Times of India