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Toulee Herr
Mrs. Fieber
4/25/17

Greenland Sharks
	Greenland sharks are very exotic sharks.  The scientific name is Somniosus Microcephalus.  They are considered fish, because they have fins, gills, and lay eggs.  Greenland sharks can live up to 100-200 years and are 15-21 feet long. They also have dorsal fins, pectoral fins and have rounded noses.  Surprisingly these sharks are one of the biggest sharks in the world, a delicacy in Iceland, and are known as the sleeper shark.
 
	Greenland sharks live in icy areas of the arctic.  This shark live 7200 feet down in the arctic ocean.  Greenland sharks are considered carnivores.  They eat mostly fish, sharks, and corpses of moose, reindeer, and polar bears. Strikingly people don’t know how much pounds they eat everyday.

	These animals have many adaptations to help them survive.  One of these adaptations is it’s very poisonous meat called trimethylamine oxide. Another adaptation is it has a very long lifespan.  Lastly it has dark color to camouflage into the darkness.

All and all Greenland sharks are amazing creatures that have many magnificent features and adaptations. 