White Shark
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White Shark
The white shark, scientific name Carcharodon carcharias, also known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a large lamniform shark found in coastal surfacewaters in all major oceans. The great white shark is known for its size, with the largest individuals known to have approached or exceeded 6 metres and 2,268 kilograms
The white shark is arguably theworld's largest known extant macropredatory fish and is one of the primary predators of marine mammals.
Diet
Highly adapted predators, their mouths are lined with up to 300 serrated, triangularteeth arranged in several rows, and they have an exceptional sense of smell to detect prey. They even have organs that can sense the tiny electromagnetic fields generated by animals. Great whitesharks are carnivorous and prey upon fish cetaceans, dolphins, whales), seals, fur seals, and sea lions), sea turtles, sea otters, and seabirds. Great whites have also been known to eat objects that theyare unable to digest. Humans are not actually on the great white's menu. It is in rare cases preyed upon by the larger orca (also known as a killer whale.
Habitat
Found in cool, coastal watersthroughout the world, there is no reliable data on the great white's population. However, scientists agree that their number are decreasing precipitously due to overfishing and accidental catching ingill nets, among other factors, and they are listed as an endangered species.
Where can I go to likely see a great white shark?
On the southern coast of South Africa is where a very large colony ofgreat whites congregate. Also the southern coast of Australia, Mexico’s Isa Guadalupe, New Zealand, California coastlines, and the central Mediterranean in the Adrian Sea. A great white has evenbeen seen off the coast of Cuba!
Shark attacks
Other incidents seem to be cases of mistaken identity, in which a shark ambushes a bather or surfer from below, believing the silhouette is from a...
The white shark, scientific name Carcharodon carcharias, also known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a large lamniform shark found in coastal surfacewaters in all major oceans. The great white shark is known for its size, with the largest individuals known to have approached or exceeded 6 metres and 2,268 kilograms
The white shark is arguably theworld's largest known extant macropredatory fish and is one of the primary predators of marine mammals.
Diet
Highly adapted predators, their mouths are lined with up to 300 serrated, triangularteeth arranged in several rows, and they have an exceptional sense of smell to detect prey. They even have organs that can sense the tiny electromagnetic fields generated by animals. Great whitesharks are carnivorous and prey upon fish cetaceans, dolphins, whales), seals, fur seals, and sea lions), sea turtles, sea otters, and seabirds. Great whites have also been known to eat objects that theyare unable to digest. Humans are not actually on the great white's menu. It is in rare cases preyed upon by the larger orca (also known as a killer whale.
Habitat
Found in cool, coastal watersthroughout the world, there is no reliable data on the great white's population. However, scientists agree that their number are decreasing precipitously due to overfishing and accidental catching ingill nets, among other factors, and they are listed as an endangered species.
Where can I go to likely see a great white shark?
On the southern coast of South Africa is where a very large colony ofgreat whites congregate. Also the southern coast of Australia, Mexico’s Isa Guadalupe, New Zealand, California coastlines, and the central Mediterranean in the Adrian Sea. A great white has evenbeen seen off the coast of Cuba!
Shark attacks
Other incidents seem to be cases of mistaken identity, in which a shark ambushes a bather or surfer from below, believing the silhouette is from a...
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