what's a great white shark?
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Largest great white sharks ever recorded The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a species of large lamniform shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans.
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- Great whites can detect one drop of blood in 25 gal (100 L) of water and can sense even tiny amounts of blood in the water up to 3 mi (5 km) away. Size relative to a bus: The legendary great white shark is far more fearsome in our imaginations than in reality.
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- The great white shark is one of the most feared in the world. It is no secret that this is a very aggressive species of shark. They are known for attacking humans as well so it is understandable why those who enjoy the open water find them to be a threat.
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Great White Shark They even have organs that can sense the tiny electromagnetic fields generated by animals. Their main prey items include sea lions, seals, small toothed whales, and even sea turtles, and carrion. Found in cool, coastal waters throughout the world, there is no reliable data on the great white's population.
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The Real Megalodon: Prehistoric Shark Behind Doc Uproar The megalodon, a prehistoric shark that would dwarf even the largest great white, hasn't roamed the seas for millions of years. But it's inspiring real dread today, thanks to a new documentary that aired Sunday night on the Discovery Channel and that critics are decrying as fake.
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The real life Jaws? 'Biggest shark caught on camera' nicknamed Deep Blue flashes her razor-sharp teeth in new awe-inspiring video 'Biggest shark caught on camera' nicknamed Deep Blue flashes her razor-sharp teeth in new awe-inspiring video. New footage has emerged of a 20-foot-long great white shark named 'Deep Blue' which is believed to be the largest of its kind in the world.
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Sharks: Killers or Keepers MYTH: The Great White is a common shark found off beaches visited by humans. FACT: Great Whites are relatively uncommon large predators that prefer cooler waters. In some parts of their range, great whites are close to being endangered. MYTH: Whale sharks, the largest species of sharks, are voracious predators. FACT: Whale sharks, which are the largest fish that ever lived, are plankton feeders like the great whales, thus the name. A reef shark on the prowl is seldom a target for anglers.
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Great White Shark It is commonly found on the coasts of North America from Newfoundland to southern Mexico in the Atlantic Ocean and from Alaska to southern Mexico in the Pacific. Outside of the American continent, the great white shark dwells mainly the waters of South Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Japan, and Oceania. There is a substantial population in the Dyer Island in South Africa, and that is why there is a common place for research about their life.
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- Terry Goss/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.5. Technically, Megalodon is known as Carcharodon megalodon--meaning it's a species (Megalodon) of a larger shark genus (Carcharodon). Also technically, the modern Great White Shark is known as Carcharodon carcharias, meaning it belongs to the same genus as Megalodon.
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Where Do Great White Sharks Live? Which oceans do sharks live in? Great white sharks are highly adapted to swimming in coastal surface waters, though they can be seen in offshore locations down to the bottom of the sea. They are carnivorous predators, and they often make their homes in places where pinnipeds, such as seals, sea lions and walruses live.
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- The white shark inhabits coastal and offshore waters of the continental shelf. Periodically it will wander into bays and harbours. This shark also inhabits waters around oceanic islands. The great white shark occurs in surface waters and down to a depth of 1280 meters (4,240 feet).
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Is this the biggest Great White ever? Swimmers are evacuated from a popular diving spot just 100metres from the beach after a huge SEVEN metre shark is spotted Swimmers are evacuated from a popular diving spot just 100metres from the beach after a huge SEVEN metre shark is spotted. A seven-metre great white shark has been spotted off Adelaide's coast by a helicopter patrol. The shark was seen 100metres offshore at the Marino Rocks on Sunday afternoon, a Shark Alerts South Australia Facebook post says. Nearby Nippers events were cancelled and swimmers evacuated from the water.
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Great White Shark Great white sharks are carnivorous, and primarily eat humans and fish (including rays, tuna, and smaller sharks), dolphins, porpoises, whale carcasses and pinnipeds such as seals, fur seals and sea lions and sometimes sea turtles. Sea otters and penguins are attacked at times although rarely, if ever, eaten.
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- Grazing occurs when people snack on unhealthy foods, like potato chips, during the day instead of eating full meals. Grazing habits may include eating popcorn between meals. Sweets might be eaten as part of grazing as a way to fill up. A cup of yogurt is a good thing for grazers to eat mid-morning.
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Great White Shark Attacks: Defanging the Myths Combine that with the flexibility of each tooth, and you realize a great white can use its jaws like a pair of forceps. Great whites are also sharp sighted, further evidence that they do not mistake humans for other prey. Scientists believe that sharks see as well below the surface as humans do above it. And they see in color.
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ABC Sparkâs First Original Series Cheer Stars In Production About Cheer Sport Great White Sharks. Cheer Sport Sharks is Canada’s largest cheerleading program and home of the Great White Sharks, back-to-back World Champions in the International All-Girls Level 5 division. 7-time World Champion coach, Ali Moffatt, leads the team. Ali co-owns the Cheer Sport Sharks with Alana Potter, also a World Champion cheer coach.
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- It is a solitary predator that can grow up to 6.6 meters (21 feet) in length. Although this is the largest confirmed report of a white shark, indirect evidence suggests that there may be specimens off of southern Australia which are 8 meters (26 feet) in length. The white shark is a robust, torpedo-shaped shark.
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What is the prey for the great white shark? Great White sharks are pure carnivores. They prey upon fish (like Tuna, Rays etc), other smaller species of Sharks, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, sea turtles, sea otters and even sea birds. They prefer prey that has a high content of energy rich fat.
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Great white shark Great white shark. The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a species of shark. They are world's largest living predatory fish. Mature sharks may grow up to 6.4 m (21 ft) in length and 3,324 kg (7,328 lb) in weight). There also have been a few reports of great white sharks measuring over 8 m (26 ft).
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Biggest Great White Shark Caught, Released Talk about a big fish—an expedition crew has hauled up—and released—what the team says is the biggest great white shark yet caught. The 17.9-foot-long (5.5-meter-long) male behemoth was found off Mexico's Guadalupe Island (map) in fall 2009.
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How Big are Great White Sharks? That’s the size of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). The biggest great white sharks can reach up to 20 feet long, but most are smaller. The average female is 15-16 feet long, while males reach 11-13 feet. More about the great white shark can be found in our great white shark overview.
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- We are going on a 4 day cruise, how much cash should we bring? Is there an ATM on board? I heard you need it for Taxi Cabs, to barter with the locals, etc. like to bring abot $50 in 1s and 5s for miscellanis tipping. And enough to make sure I've got cash to get my car out of hock at the airport parking when I return. Then maybe $25 a day walking around money.
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Great White Shark Teeth Facts Plenty of Teeth to Spare. A great white shark, like all sharks, may have up to 3,000 teeth at one time with five rows of teeth at any given time. The front set of teeth is the largest and does most of the biting. Like all sharks, the great white shark may grow and use more than 20,000 teeth in its lifetime.
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Is this the biggest great white ever caught on camera? Footage shows fearless diver high fiving 20-foot-long shark called Deep Blue comments. New footage has been released of one of the largest great white sharks ever caught on film, an enormous, more-than-20-foot-long creature named Deep Blue. The massive predator was first featured in August by the Discovery Channel in a documentary when researchers tagged the gigantic fish.
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What is the Largest Great White Shark Ever Recorded? So, yes: we’re looking for the largest predatory shark, which subsequently means the largest Great White. Whenever delving into the information contained in a “largest [certain type of animal]” discussion, one needs to employ a healthy amount of skepticism.
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TYPES OF SHARKS GREAT WHITE SHARK: 1  more attacks on people than any other type. 2  averages 12 feet long and 3,000 pounds. 3  unlike most sharks, it can lift its head out of the water.