S05E16 Greenland Sharks with Greg Skomal

We are joined by author and researcher Greg Skomal to talk about the mysterious and long-lived Greenland Shark.

Books by Greg:
Chasing Shadows: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Great White Shark (amzn.to/4bhtJzL) - Greg's book about Great Whites

The Shark Handbook 3rd Edition: The Essential Guide for Understanding the Sharks of the World (amzn.to/3NEu31N) by Greg Skomal

The Great White Shark Handbook (amzn.to/49DZ7Y5)

amzn.to/49DZ7Y5Additional online reading:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark

Greenland Shark (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark)

Cookie Cutter Shark (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookiecutter_shark)

Ommatokoita - the eye parasite endemic to Greenland Sharks (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ommatokoita)

New paper on the visual system of Greenland Sharks (nature.com/articles/s41467-025-67429-6) (Jan 2026) suggests the parasites don't make the sharks blind, despite longstanding belief that they must.

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