Rare Footage Of The Elusive Greenland Shark: The Arctic's Largest Fish

[@ritzlarka]

People complaining that the sharks were being harassed and all the divers did was follow and record the sharks. They even stated the sharks are capable of moving faster than the divers and can leave if they want. Calm down.

[@zipsey]

Agreed

[@nightcedargarden]

For reals

[@Kison-lp5wg]

Fr

[@RobsonHolland-f2f]

Think about the children sharks baby shark do do dooo da doo ba. B sharks don’t film my baby boo. Foooo

[@jeffwarren6906]

I absolutely agree ...

[@instrata]

When the guy said that his obsession with neat greenland sharks has replaced his necessity for a social life and implied that it puzzles his family and friends, I respected that. I think it's cool how this shark lives in such cold waters and so the way he lives is kind of in slow motion compared to those whose blood is pumping more quickly... It makes them seem mellow and peaceful in addition to being all ancient looking. they pass the vibe check.

[@thanos8914]

Let’s see you swim side by side with one and see if it passes the vibe check for a second time

[@sTraYa249]

​@@thanos8914 Really ¿

[@reginaldmustardbacon5866]

​@@sTraYa249yeah idk what he's on about either. It's like he is implying we aren't allowed to enjoy the temporary peaceful vibe of a predator just because it's dangerous to be next to. It is like he is saying we aren't allowed to look at the stars with awe and glee because space is dangerous. We aren't allowed to think that the cliff in that documentary is cool because if we were on top of the cliff we would slip and fall.

[@Grimm_Reeper]

You couldn't have said it any better🍻 I respect their committment.

[@JackFrost008]

first two people to ever film and swim with a greenland shark :) so incredibly lucky to get the oppertunity to do that

[@mattkaploski7357]

I have seen plenty of people catch and flim them the even eat them

[@JackFrost008]

@@mattkaploski7357 evil, that is.

[@jessicapearson9479]

Actually,the oldest greenland shark was tested and shown to be 500 years old at time of testing and easily double the size of the males shown here. You should mention that this video is very old.

[@deathbycheese850]

It's not known how old they can get from one necropsy. The one shark that was hundreds of years old, is not indicative of the whole species.

[@jcole4]

Did they give it a history test?

[@orienboyer4001]

Ya cause you know

[@orienboyer4001]

I love documentary knowitalls

[@Infinite8blue]

@@jcole4 they do carbon dating, same method to find out how old fossils are

[@berngusi1045]

Some Greenland sharks are older than america. That's crazy bruh

[@enonek2960]

That's amazing to think about. We know so little about ocean life, what else is down there?

[@angelbrother1238]

If only they could talk . Imagine the historical stories they could tell .

[@abdulrahib109]

that's correct but they lived under the ocean how could they say the stories?​@@angelbrother1238

[@johnbruce2868]

America? Some Greenland sharks (they can live over 400 years) are older than the United Kingdom which was created only in 1709, after the Act of Union between England and Scotland. They are also older than Germany and Italy and a load of other countries as well. In 1624 (400 years) the Dutch established what became New York! That's crazier.

[@thewanderingqueen725]

Yeah so maybe we should stop tripping with the nationalism. But they won’t listen to me.

[@scomo532]

In Iceland they consider greenland shark to be a delicacy. They catch them, fillet them then put the fillet in a box and bury it under the doorstep for a year to let the meat ferment and lose its toxicity. The shark has an amino compound in its blood that prevents the blood from freezing. But, if you eat the meat before much of the amino compound has oxidized and left the meat, it will kill you. Even after a year of moldering, the meat still has a strong ammonia taste.

[@sipper2136]

Even besides the taste what's worse is that it's not sustainable to eat them. They take 150 years to reach sexual maturity and have a super slow reproduction rate so eating them could lead to their extinction.

[@EmptyPeace]

Lmfao how dumb. Just leave it alone and eat something* that ain't deadly. How pathetic honestly.

[@johnbruce2868]

This shark is poisonous, the flesh contains urea and trimethylamine oxide. Nevertheless, following an old Viking tradition, it is buried in sand and then fermented for months allowing it to be eaten as 'hákarl' in Iceland. I wonder who, amongst all those ancient Vikings, figured this process out and just how that happened? They must have been starving to want to eat rotting shark. It smells and tastes of ammonia.

[@dapperdan-dw5zl]

So…piss?

[@Bethlam]

The bigger question is why do they still do it?

[@pamelajoy6037]

This is very interesting. Quite frankly I am so glad you were respectfully observing them, not capturing them. I would have turned this off if that was the case. So glad it’s observation with wonder, care and study. Thank-you ❤

[@lrose1046]

capturing them would be pointless to their mission, which is to observe.

[@islandbirdw]

Noticed it’s from The Canadian Geographic society. Many of these are quite well done despite their patena of age.

[@thiyenpham-s1p]

I couldn’t stop watching! You really know how to keep your audience engaged. 👍

[@8888Rik]

I remember first seeing this quite a few years ago, and then several times more over the years, but it's still an excellent documentary, and I really enjoy it each time. I've watched it together with another really good but also old Greenland shark documentary, "The Corkscrew Killer". about the idea that seals were being attacked by Greenland sharks. This latter documentary is, I think, now outdated, and inaccurate in its conclusions. It's still a very interesting video, though.

[@8888Rik]

There is actually a longer version of this documentary, with more footage and an interview with someone I recall was a marine biologist there at the Sagenay, and she talked about discovering how many of these sharks there actually are (or were) there. There was also an account of Chris having a very close encounter with a huge specimen.

[@mattweinberg1335]

There is also the "cookie cutter" shark

[@8888Rik]

@@mattweinberg1335 Yes, those are very strange. They've actually bitten circular chunks out of the external insulation of submarines, which is perfectly understandable.

[@mattweinberg1335]

@@8888Rik and other marine life, such as Tuna

[@votedvomit]

Who’s scrolling through the comments while listening?

[@myplan8166]

Who doesn't?

[@Junier-Hussein]

Fantastic documentary 😊

[@rudipalm9224]

I have heard from Inuits on North Greenland, that the sharks took big bites out Narwhales, that the Inuits just killed ! The story i heard was from the small town of Qanaq, just north of Thule Airbase.

[@Trouble-Clef]

Beautiful footage!

[@johnwiebe8581]

Great documentary and an interesting species. Only complaint would be the constant ads YT is shoving through.

[@splitman1129]

Spend a few dollars to get rid of the adverts.

[@stellamaris5405]

✨ Yes, I second that..

[@stellamaris5405]

​@@splitman1129✨ I didn't know you could do that - how? (Genuine query, I'm a bit of a luddite)

[@djangoprovenzano9804]

Opera webbrowser ;). Thank me later

[@prototropo]

@@stellamaris5405 I pay for YT premium--it's completely worth the monthly deduction from my checking account.

[@babakgholian3467]

The only monsters i know that's the humans that harm other animals and wildlife .

[@maxnum1sgameclub263]

Listen to what they describe as monsters…. And this is why i really dislike vegans.

[@jimmycrosby]

Also see Jeremy Wade, River Monsters Greenland Sharks.

[@shelliewerner5624]

Amazing footage...fantastic video...❤

[@GreyAlien-b5z]

Thank you, Chris, I also love and are passionate about Greenland Sharks, they are the most elusive and most fascinating things xx They hold so many secrets how and why do they live so long? We believe its the cold waters and their slow metabolism, but quite frankly. We don't know. Keep searching Chris xx

[@hammincheese1310]

Trent Reznor: musician, diver, AND Greenland Shark afficionado!

[@nearlynativenursery8638]

Fantastic footage. Thanks both you guys for the footage and super glad you both were the first to swim with them. Like most all sharks they are not after us humans. It is truly very sad we has humans have the extremely bad habit of demonizing any other species we do no understand. Jim Rodgers

[@cagal1066]

Beautiful sharks & encounters

[@gregoryglen4090]

How amazing! Thank you.

[@anaxoxo1832]

Guys hes not hurting the shark. Hes not gonna hurt them. The reason we need to study these creatures is so we can conserve them so people dont hurt them

[@debs1042]

Wow awesome. Thanks for sharing .

[@karlcolt]

Sharks are greatly underestimated. They were swimming in the Oceans long before Dinosaurs walked on the land!!! Even now, no one knows how many years a Shark lives fore.🦈🦈🦈🦈

[@Infinite8blue]

i"m surprise they didn't tag the sharks, that would be the best way to get data on them for long term analysis

[@The-ii5mj]

Imho, that takes Balls of Steel to dive down into that dark 🌊, so film away❣️✌️

[@kevin-n-darlenef301]

Great show !!!

[@sincerewyd2285]

"Keeping his eye on an electronic bulletin board"... Is that an old internet term for a website page?

[@terryhunt2659]

Dates from before the Web (and therefore 'websites), when everything was mostly just text. A bulletin board looked much like this comment thread, but on its own.

[@EkimDyslexia]

im from Ottawa and I recall that newspaper article as a kid too

[@Roland-v4x]

There's two river monsters episodes that are informative and why I love the Greenland shark

[@markcaputo8300]

❤ Wonderful! ❤

[@BuffyLynn]

Im glad they mentioned this was filmed in 2003 because Johnathan @blueworld filmed these sharks. But very deep. I hope they don’t kill/eat these because they can be very, very old.

[@callumclark3358]

Has it been considered whether the Greenland Sharks in this population have genes which distinguish them from regular sharks living around Greenland? The thing about the eye parasite which is almost universal in the Greenland population leads one to suspect that either the parasite can’t thrive in this group, for genetic or environmental reasons, or that this group has been isolated from the main population for a considerable period.

[@AncientWildTV]

Research on Greenland sharks has indeed suggested that they may have distinct genetic characteristics compared to other shark populations, particularly given their unique habitat and long lifespan.

[@maxnum1sgameclub263]

I would say that the cold water affects the parasite. If its a eye parasite its in constant contact with near freezing water. And parasite need a nice cozy warm host and often really dont like cold. So if its a eye parasite its to cold to grow. I dont know about their internal temp though…

[@callumclark3358]

@@maxnum1sgameclub263 Sounds reasonable, but is there any actual evidence to support this?

[@maxnum1sgameclub263]

@@callumclark3358 for me its based on the facts that parasites often need a warm and moist host. Like most parasites in humans are in the digestive system bc it has warmth food and its moist. Most internal parasites like worms and tapeworms for example. You have some parasites that are much closer to the skin but those have a external factor (botflies mosquitoes etc etc). This is a parasite that flourishes within the body (like tapeworms) and remains there. So the eyes of a animal that lives in near freezing water would not be the best place. Since the cold and irregularity would kill the parasite. Thing parasites dont adapt easily they are made to live in certain part of a host. Look at lice for an example most people dont know but you have multiple kind of lice. One thats only in the lower region, one thats in the armpits and the one on top you head. Each of these ones cannot change since the are build that way. Parasites are highly adaptive when it comes to fooling youre body immune system, but not when it come to their living spaces ^^.

[@callumclark3358]

@ How did you know I’m lousy!

[@thearchiver9753]

they're also the slowest in life and longlived ones. discovered some years ago. i remember them

[@jcescolastico5299]

Rare encounter with the world's elusive shark, The Greenland Shark. It was beautifully documented. I hope they will still debunk this shark in the next generation to come.

[@michelleflippin1808]

Not a basking shark .. believe it is a Greenland shark... Oldest animal in the world, live under ice most of the year, eats polar bears for lunch!! Lovely, and very lucky to see one!!!

[@jcole4]

Sharks: Oceans trash removal.

[@steveoshow4832]

Definitely a candidate for Loch Ness.

[@Modernnannenginemarineengine]

People forget. That the ocean going sharks like Bronze whalers. 12ft. Big ocean Silkys.

[@friedfish69]

No sharks until 30:30. Nothing but conventional "in search of the elusive blah, blah" up till then.

[@johnflorio3576]

There could be a Greenland shark who saw the Mayflower - and it’s still alive.

[@linketinie]

What i like to know why diddnt they consider to put a tag on the shark so they can follow iT year in year out??? Or was the tech just not good enough at the time

[@MattBradyrules]

That would require a link to a satellite, which would mean more $$ and more time spent on logistics which is exactly what these guys said they didn’t want.

[@MattBradyrules]

Great question tho you bring up a great point

[@HerveMendell]

These sharks close to shore are probably the small ones, the juveniles. The really big ones, I think they get to 20 ft., are deep, deep down.

[@donaldvanvliet9039]

Ok bro.

[@IngridSaybe]

Excellent video. Like your attitude. I already watch a pair discovered by scientist, but not in the deep. Those were on the surface close to a boat where scientist were It surprised me you did not took a little to be studied. To me they are not as aggressive as other species,even though, they don’t like to be disturbed. It would be far more interesting to start studying about their population, and how long they wait to reproduce. I was curious to know if an orca could be a predator to them. If an orca can live 100 years, with so many predators, why not could be possible for this ilusive sharks live longer. There are few species for sure that can interact, or fight against. Going to look for answers.

[@tuna22lm]

Didn't they find at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River about ten years ago? I know it was a shark that they knew had existed at one time but they thought it was extinct until it had been seen at the mouth of a famous river i thought it was the St. Lawrence River.

[@MalO.ver1.0.x]

This must be a very old documentary because there *is* footage of Greenland sharks swimming in their natural habitat. The first one a simple KZbin search spit out is even 12 years old (see link below), so how about this KZbin Channel is clear enough on when this documentary was made and writes the year in the title as well, because the first 5 min. are already very misleading. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKO6dpxoiLuobsU

[@The_Rob_D]

“Video about Greenland shark”…….has still image of animated megalodon. 🤣🤣

[@JackFrost008]

this is an old video cos there has been quite a few greenland sharks filmed now :)

[@nowistime8070]

they said 2003

[@JackFrost008]

@@nowistime8070 really??? I am fairly sure its been longer than a year since johnathan bird got the shark on film

[@amywaterman-mcintyre]

2003, not 2023​@@JackFrost008

[@JackFrost008]

@@amywaterman-mcintyre aha :) cheers lass

[@amywaterman-mcintyre]

@@JackFrost008 cheers! ♥️

[@paulsmodels]

How does anyone know that they can get up to 20 feet long? And...there is documented proof of the White Shark being over 20 feet long. Some holes in the flick's info.

[@clarabell60z]

It explains 2003 filming.

[@yannickpotvin1019]

Best place ever to live lads , am telling u

[@King.Mark.]

Dont trust people that dont blink

[@mattweinberg1335]

hahaha

[@TimCrolley]

Good show, but it seemed to be much more about Obsessive Compulsive behavior in humans, with an example of Greenland Sharks thrown in. Why did they not have at a minimum tagging system with them to deployed so they could actually track these sharks? Yes, they learned things regarding behavior, but only for a short dive time, the speed of the shark movement could/should have been answered by fisherman that caught one. They certainly would have known. So, the big, very expensive observation was most likely missed or not included for the show's drama effect. Is it possible, that the classic take on these sharks is still correct, with a subspecies around Greenland that has a slower metabolism and movements like was the prevailing view? Where do these fish go in a normal year? So many opportunities lost and rather frustrating to watch... Seems like 1920's ornithologists with bird banding, had a better basic science comprehension (and useful tools) than what was shown here (at extravagant costs). Show was good, but the Obsessive Compulsive drama funded by whoever was much the focus, rather than real science and leaves the viewer hoping that better science was being done, and not included in the show.

Thumbs down for 15 frickin ad interupts.

[@A_Imp_kon_floing...bdoing]

That's a Greenland shark in the thumbnail?

[@connormorier9486]

No its not.

[@bryan4592]

I think it's a old documentary

[@splitman1129]

If it's so rare to see then why have I seen many documentaries about the shark or featuring the shark?

[@Liahs333]

This looks quite old

[@emmerphant]

This was filmed 2002-2003. If you look it up, this was the first recorded case of catching a Greenland shark on camera. In the 20 years since lots have come out as more interactions and info have come out. Same as Basking Sharks - first evidence caught in 1976 and to this day it’s only around 250 confirmed sightings but we still know a fair bit about them.

[@donaldvanvliet9039]

@@emmerphantbasking sharks only 250 confirmed sightings? Hmmm you may be thinking about another species…basking sharks are a regular sight in the uk…it’s a tourist attraction.

[@N.A5131]

he doesnt have to look that far to study monsters...a mirror is enough or a history book... the human psyche doesnt need a monster, it is the monster.

[@donaldvanvliet9039]

Deep😂

[@FimsMeister]

Real Wild posted this video 3 years ago. Nice going on just stealing the video and claiming it as your own

[@mr.sir.]

Those bastards will eat polar bears....

[@jadeddragon4254]

They eat these in Norway or Finland

[@PunknotWoke]

They eat it in Norway, Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland. The meat is poisonous though, it needs to be boiled or dried in a proper way to be consumable. Edit: mainly been caught for their liver though.

[@aldogallegos-k6d]

Old ass video from 2003

[@joepimental6938]

There is a far better documentary on this great old shark. This one over hyped itself.

[@Rich-l7b]

You are not the first one to film a Greenland Shark. Stop lying

[@userunknownx]

Uh oh, we all know most scientists are little odd. Are insane boffins safe, then? They are gorgeous creatures. This is both surreal and serene.

[@TB12710]

Extreme Global Warming is what made these types of shark encounters possible.

[@DGT73]

Quit demonising sharks, the jaws music and “monster” bs 👎

[@erichyneman3094]

This video is old af.

[@lenatuz3696]

This comment below alongside my football point that I didn't fully make about excessive positivity (black happyclapper with the smug careless face) and negativity (Scott M) made me realize how I always aspire for balance in life... like below, I hate vegan plonkers that cry about everything animalistic even when it's just documentation and raw curiosity/appreciation for the majesty of the animals... and at ts time I'd care if they'd fish the shark up to examine it and killing instead of taking a bycatch

[@LaurentiuGolban-it9hi]

EXTRAORDINAR. !!N-AM. VAZUT. ASA. CEVA. NICIODATA. !!

[@justjones5430]

35:46 "the sharks actually have really good eyes". Yeah right 🙄 😅

[@jritechnology]

They harassed the Greenland shark....what's next?

[@SharonBendtsen]

Nope. They didn’t harass the sharks.

[@jritechnology]

@@SharonBendtsen Sharon is a shark in her other job....she knows what harassment means to an animal and how when they swim away quickly, that means they are scared.

[@Kison-lp5wg]

@@jritechnologystop whining the divers knew the sharks could leave if they wanted plus if they got annoyed they would’ve swam off

[@jritechnology]

@@Kison-lp5wg Haha I love bringing out the ignorance.

[@matthewlynch903]

Gay !!

[@jasonbyrne8487]

Has anyone asked them if the identify as sharks🤣

[@forestgreen916]

NOT FUNNY !

[@Kison-lp5wg]

STOP CRYING WAH WAH WAH I DONT WANNA HEAR IT PLUS THEY WAS JUST STUDYING IT I DONT THINK THE DIVERS HARASSED IT AND KEPT THEIR DISTANCE SCIENCE IS SCIENCE

[@brendadion7868]

PLEASE....leave them alone 😢

[@Kison-lp5wg]

STOP CRYING WAH WAH ALL THEY DID WAS STUDY THEIR BEHAVIOR AND THEY KNEW IT WOULD SWIM AWAY PLUS THE ONES ON LAND WERE DEAD

[@GreenClassified]

Whaaaaa

[@thabiforJesus5]

REPENT SINNERS JESUS CHRIST SAVES ✝️✅

[@ForeverFree05]

That is the greatest sin we can make, associating partners to the 1 GOD. The one with no beginning and no end, the self subsisting, the eternal and the only absolute, to whom nothing has any comparison. Jesus (peace and blessings be upon him) was a prophet, like Noah Abraham Moses and Muhamad ( peace and blessings be upon them), sent by the 1 GOD to guide the people. He needs saving himself just as anyone else does. You do not follow him but the twisted message of the church. Luke Mathew Mark John portray him clearly as a prophet but the church follows the twisted message of PAUL. Seek knowledge!

[@thabiforJesus5]

@@ForeverFree05 Your greatly deceived Jesus Christ is much more than a prophet He died and hanged on the cross to atone for the sins of man. The Quran says Allah is the greatest deceiver, How do you know your god is not deceiving you? Your good deeds outweighing your bad deeds is not gonna save you. Muhammad came 600 years after Jesus Christ and lived 800 km away from Jesus Christ. Yet he tells you about Jesus and you believe him over his deciples that lived and walked with him? Wake up from the lies friend your deceived. “The time is fulfilled, Repent and believe the gospel.

[@thabiforJesus5]

@@ForeverFree05 You are greatly deceived. Jesus Christ is much more than a prophet, He died and hanged on the cross to atone for your sins. Your good deeds outweighing your bad will not save you. The Quran says Allah is the greatest deceiver, how do you know he’s not deceiving you? “The time is fulfilled, The kingdom of God is at hand, Repent and believe the gospel”

[@ForeverFree05]

@@thabiforJesus5at this point you have developed into a cult. You don't care about reason or understanding, but istead follow 'tradition'. You just lied, so if you still think that you are in the right path, then you are just blind. I don't want to convince you, as peoples hearts can not be controlled by other people, but just make you question your beliefs and deepen your knowledge. I follow the son of Mary( peace be upon her ) while you follow the church's creation.

[@thabiforJesus5]

@@ForeverFree05 Why are you running?😂You did not deal with the comments I left. You know of Jesus Christ maybe but don’t deceive yourself you do not know Him. “Not all who say unto me Lord Lord shall enter the kingdom of heaven, only those that do the will of my Father who is in heaven.” “Many will say to me in that day,Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy Name? and in thy Name have cast out devils? And in thy Name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity”

[@phishENchimps]

3:50 That's a LIE. There's video from 6 years ago of a divers swimming with one.. What you pushin?

[@donaldvanvliet9039]

This documentary is from 2003 dufus.

[@aldogallegos-k6d]

He said no one has ever filmed a greenland shark in the wild. Bold statement🫨🤣🤣🤣

[@jcescolastico5299]

exactly!

[@donaldvanvliet9039]

@@jcescolastico5299not in 2003, if you have footage predating theirs, feel free to share it.

[@jcescolastico5299]

@@donaldvanvliet9039 this was the film so I was wrong when I say "Exactly" last month

[@RussellJacadeMorton]

you really owe it to your audience and the content creators you exploit, to be upfront about the age of the videos you post. You are shamelessly perpetrating vintage documentaries as though your audience is being blessed with the most up to date subject matter as of the date of your postings... It's misleading to viewers who read the descriptions and titles on your channel which allude these videos are recent... the only conclusion that can be drawn when you withhold the details we need to be well informed. The superlative verbiage from your copywriters sets high and mostly untenable expectations that by giving you our valuable time and attention, we will in turn receive cutting edge developments, the newest discoveries, exciting theories... controversial or not, but based on the most recent, most reliable, data... None of which is the case. Please provide the original air dates, the release dates, or minimally the production dates in your descriptions. It's an insult to viewers and production teams whose coat tails you are riding. But mostly it's an obviously intentional omission meant to deceive viewers in the hope that people won't notice. You guys are just recycling content from other people with zero originality... you are wasting bandwidth, cluttering search results, and taking up valuable screen pixels. BOOOO