And how the feck do they know how old it is? Did the ask it? 🤔

Ppl can claim any old shit really…

calicuz · 51-55, M

Inside the shark's eyes, there are proteins that are formed before birth and do not degrade with age, like a fossil preserved in amber. Scientists discovered that they could determine the age of the sharks by carbon-dating these proteins.

Source: NOAA

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TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP

@calicuz so.. a scientist went and Jammed a needle in a 400 year old sharks eyeball.. to get proteins and measure it’s age?

Yeah. I can’t see that happening in this instance 🤓

wildbill83 · 36-40, M

@Nitedoc a professor buddy of mine used to test all kinds of random things just for laughs when I was in college; things like three or four chunks of wood from the same tree would give completely different, widely varying results...

So I can't help but chuckle everytime someone mentions it...

Nitedoc · 51-55, M

@wildbill83 That's what I was saying. If any "test" is maybe, somewhat accurate around 50% of the time then I think that test is worthless.

Nitedoc · 51-55, M

At best that's an estimate from the shark scientists. Nobody really knows.

Iwillwait · M

Right?

Fishy · F

I heard that they can do this by examining an animals teeth...

I dunno about sea creatures tho, because they're constantly losing their teeth and regrowing them

calicuz · 51-55, M

They had to count something on it.................... teeth maybe? 🤷‍♂️

Quimliqer · 70-79, M

Good question!!

Degbeme · 70-79, M

Birth certificate?

LookingIn · M

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/04/28/fact-check-age-greenland-shark-viral-image-not-known/4854186001/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37047168

Azlotto · M

They counted its rings.

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