Whale Sharks: Atomic bomb tests help scientists accurately age the world's biggest fish
R Sinduja
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World's biggest fish 'Whale Sharks' are large, slow-moving, docile creatures that mainly inhabit tropical waters and scientists have been struggling to determine the exact age of these endangered creatures. Atomic bomb tests conducted during the Cold War have helped researchers find the age of whale sharks accurately. Scientists have tried counting distinct lines in the vertebrae of dead whale sharks.
