have they ever been captured?
Yes, by Monterey Bay Aquarium
Great white shark
Monterey Bay Aquarium first attempted to display a great white in 1984, but the shark died after 11 days because it did not eat.
when did the great white shark first appear The earliest-known fossils of the great white shark are about 16 million years old, during the mid-Miocene epoch. are sharks mammals? They are ovoviviparous what does this word mean? Ovoviviparous animals have the embryos develop inside eggs that remain in the mother's body until they are ready to hatch. how do they reproduce? They lay eggs when they are ready to hatch. how big does this shark grow to? UNANSWERABLE how fast do they swim? 25 km/hr where have the fossils you mentioned earlier been found? UNANSWERABLE do you know who found them? UNANSWERABLE where can these sharks be found today? They  live in almost all coastal and offshore waters which have water temperature between , with greater concentrations in the United States , South Africa, Japan, Oceania, Chile, and the Mediterranean including Sea of Marmara and Bosphorus. One of the densest-known populations is found around Dyer Island, South Africa. how many fins do they have? UNANSWERABLE how powerful is their bite? When the shark bites, it shakes its head side-to-side, helping the teeth saw off large chunks of flesh how many teeth do they have? 222 teeth what do they eat? They are carnivorous and prey upon fish, cetaceans, pinnipeds, sea turtles, sea otters and seabirds. have there been incidents of shark bites? Yes, the great white shark is responsible for by far the largest number of recorded shark bite incidents on humans, with 272 documented unprovoked bite incidents on humans what about attacks on boats? Only five of the 108 authenticated unprovoked shark bite incidents reported from the Pacific Coast during the 20th century involved kayakers.
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Great white shark [SEP] In captivity
Prior to August 1981, no great white shark in captivity lived longer than 11 days. In August 1981, a great white survived for 16 days at SeaWorld San Diego before being released. The idea of containing a live great white at SeaWorld Orlando was used in the 1983 film "Jaws 3-D". Monterey Bay Aquarium first attempted to display a great white in 1984, but the shark died after 11 days because it did not eat. In July 2003, Monterey researchers captured a small female and kept it in a large netted pen near Malibu for five days. They had the rare success of getting the shark to feed in captivity before its release.