How long do Wobbegong sharks live for?

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asked May 21, 2022 in Fish by Yjioose (700 points)
How long do Wobbegong sharks live for?

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answered May 21, 2022 by scammersarefools (1,140 points)
Wobbegong sharks live for around 80 to 100 years and sometimes longer.

Although it's not known for sure on the actual life expectancy of the Wobbegong sharks.

Little is known about the lifespan of the wobbegong.

However, based on information about sharks in general, it is presumed that wobbegong are relatively long lived animals.

They fall prey to only a few predators, outside of humans, and,, as long as sufficient prey is available, wobbegongs should live long, healthy lives.

Wobbegong sharks are pretty good eating although they are not eaten all that much.

There's not much commercial value in Wobbegong sharks.

Although you can find wobbegong shark on the menu in some local Australian fish n' chip shops, they aren't as widely eaten as some other sharks like porbeagles and mako sharks.

Wobbegong sharks used to be fished with very little regulation in Australia.

Currently Wobbegongs sharks are not endangered or at the verge of extinction as the population of Wobbegongs sharks is pretty stable as of now.

Wobbegongs sharks are not really dangerous to humans as long as you stay away from them and don't provoke them or get too close to them.

Although when need be the Wobbegongs can be dangerous and can attack humans.

A Wobbegong is a type of fish since sharks are fish and a Wobbegong is a shark.

Although the tasseled wobbegong shark may look sluggish and potentially harmless once you encounter them at the bottom of the sea, they are actually known as supreme ambush predators with a bite that can cause considerable damage.

Sharks mate through use of the male sharks claspers that have extensions of their pelvic fins that release sperm into the female shark.

All male sharks have what are called claspers which are extensions of the sharks pelvic fins that are used to transfer sperm into the female shark.

Once inserted, the male expels sperm into the female along with seawater, and the eggs are fertilized inside the female's body.

Some sharks are egg-laying, while others are live-bearing.

Some sharks can live 300 years and even some sharks such as the Greenland Shark can live 400 to 500 years.

Some sharks can live up to 500 years.

The Greenland Shark lives on average of 300 to 400 years although in some cases the Greenland Shark can live up to 500 years.

The Greenland Shark is the kind of shark that lives the longest with an average lifespan of around 400 years.

The Greenland shark, also known as the gurry shark, grey shark, or by the Kalaallisut name eqalussuaq, is a large shark of the family Somniosidae, closely related to the Pacific and southern sleeper sharks.

Sharks do die of old age just like other animals and humans.

Sharks age faster than humans but a shark can live for up to 30 years although around 30 years of age a shark is considered to be around 85 to 90 years old in human years.

Sharks live for between 20 to 30 years.

The lifespan of a shark is 20 to 30 years although some sharks may live a bit longer than 30 years.

The shark or sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.

Modern sharks are classified within the clade Selachimorpha and are the sister group to the rays.

Despite their scary reputation, sharks rarely ever attack humans and would much rather feed on fish and marine mammals.

Sharks are opportunistic feeders, but most sharks primarily feed on smaller fish and invertebrates.

Some of the larger shark species prey on seals, sea lions, and other marine mammals.

Whale sharks are essentially bulletproof, with six-inch-thick skin.

Though it's not the thickest in the animal world (sperm whales have skin measuring more than a foot thick), but it's tough enough that it's made it extremely difficult for scientists to get a blood sample of the creature.

Sharks are not blind, even though many people thought they were, or that they had very poor eyesight.

Sharks are color blind, but they can still see quite well.

Some sharks must swim constantly in order to keep oxygen-rich water flowing over their gills, but others are able to pass water through their respiratory system by a pumping motion of their pharynx.

This allows them to rest on the sea floor and still breathe.

Some sharks such as the nurse shark have spiracles that force water across their gills allowing for stationary rest.

Sharks do not sleep like humans do, but instead have active and restful periods.

Many scientists now believe that great white sharks are intelligent , highly inquisitive creatures.

Its prey, including seals and dolphins, are very clever animals, and the shark has to have enough brains to outsmart them.

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