Greenland Shark Sweatshirt whale shark and human encroachment

and human encroachment

Komodo dragons possess a unique venom system and cooperative hunting behavior

Spix’s Macaws are now being reintroduced into the wild

With less than 500 left in the wild

With slow reproduction rates—females give birth only once every 7–9 years—population recovery is extremely difficult

Greenland Shark Sweatshirt whale shark and human encroachmentGreenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus) One of the ocean's great mysteries, this cold water giant of the Arctic and North Atlantic is believed to be the longest living vertebrate on Earth, with lifespans estimated at 250500 years. It grows and matures at a glacial pace, moves sluggishly through icy depths, and its flesh is toxic unless specially fermented the basis for Iceland's infamous hkarl. Currently assessed as Near Threatened. In support, 20%