From research on whale shark DNA, Australian zoologists have discovered that whale sharks mature extremely late. They can live to over 100 years old, and only become sexually mature after age 30.
澳洲生物學者研究鯨鯊的 DNA 發現，鯨鯊極為晚熟，壽命可以超過百歲，三十歲才進入性成熟。