OREANDA-NEWS A shark that has been living for about 500 years was found in Greenland. The fish was born during the reign of Henry VIII in England, and Vasily III in Russia.

Scientists have found its age, based on size, as the Greenland polar sharks grow one centimeter per year, reports The Sun. This individual has a length of 5.4 meters.

Currently, experts are working on the study of shark DNA. They want to find the gene responsible for long life.