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GREENLAND SHARK - &copy;National Geographic
Ever get the feeling there&rsquo;s something  really creepy lurking beneath all that floating ice up north? We get it  all the time. Cause of fear? The Greenland Shark.  This shark is a native of the frigid waters surrounding Greenland and  Iceland yet little is known about this animal. Here are some things we  do know, all of them creepy:
1. Its lifespan may be up to 200 years.
2. It moves very slowly, yet fast-moving fishes, seals and even reindeer have been found in the stomaches of these sharks.
3. The fossilized appearance comes courtesy  of small &lsquo;teeth&rsquo; on its skin. Greenland Shark leather is approximately 9  times stronger than cowhide.
4. Its flesh is very toxic when fresh.
5. 80% of the adult population has a  parasitic friend &ndash; a small Copepod embeds itself into the shark&rsquo;s  cornea, with the other half of it dangling out like a dead worm. Scar  tissue forms on the eye, rendering eyesight semi-functional later in  age. No matter &ndash; Greenland Sharks spend most of their time in darkness,  up to 7200 feet below the surface.
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