The Great White Shark

Out of all the creatures in the sea i'm sure you have heard of the great whit shark, but do you really know all the facts about them? The Great White Shark is one of the fastest predators in the ocean. It can swim up to 35 miles per hour and can jump 10 feet above water which is really hard to do when you weigh 4,000 pounds.  Females are bigger than males. They are 15-16 feet long and males are 11-13 feet long. The largest female ever found was 26 feet long. They typically live up to 70 years.

Habitat  Great White Sharks prefer cooler waters, around 54-75 degrees F. Most live near Dyer Island in South Africa which is also know as "Shark Alley." 

Senses There senses are sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing, and electromagnetic. They use electromagnetic fields to feel vibrations in the water of potential prey. There sense of smell is so good they can smell a drop of blood from 3 miles away! Great Whites don't have eyelids, instead they roll there eyelids back into there head to protect them while attacking prey.

Prey and Diet Great Whites will eat almost anything. They will eat a wide range from Elephant seals, to seabirds, to crocodiles! They can eat up to 11 tons per year. Once they have eaten they will go for 3 months without food and be just fine. ​ There bite force is 4,000 psi. That's 10 times the strength of a lion! They have 5 rows of teeth with 46 in each. The largest tooth ever found was 3.5 inches. They loose hundreds of teeth in their lifetime so they don't were them down.

Family Great White Sharks spend most of their lives along except during mating season.  The female shark is pregnant for 11 months and can have 2-12 pups (babies).

Predators  They only have 1 predator, killer whales. Killer whales are normally successful with there attacks. They flip the Sharks on their backs which causes Great white sharks to be motionless.

Should I Be Afraid of Great White Sharks? Most people survive Great White Shark attacks. They normally take a bite, realize there mistake, and swim away. (The bits normally do not hurt because there teeth are so sharp you do not feel any pain)

 I got all my information of this topic from sharksider.com