I love sharks. The great white is very notable for its size.
Sharks are neat, I like the less aggressive ones like nurse sharks. Are great whites your favorite?
Yes. They are my favorite becuase they can live to as long as 70.
Wow I didn't know they lived that long, that's longer than some humans. You ever see a shark in the wild?
sharks is estimated to be as long as 70 years or more, well above previous estimates, making it one of the longest lived cartilaginous fish currently known. According to the same study, male great white sharks take 26 years to reach sexual maturity, while the females take 33 years to be ready to produce offspring. Great white sharks can swim at speeds of over , and can swim to depths of .
The great white shark has no known natural predators other than, on very rare occasions, the killer whale.
take in up to of flesh, and can also consume several hundred kilograms of food.
Anatomy and appearance Adaptations.
Great white sharks, like all other sharks, have an extra sense given by the ampullae of Lorenzini which enables them to detect the electromagnetic field emitted by the movement of living animals. Great whites are so sensitive they can detect variations of half a billionth of a volt. At close range, this allows the shark to locate even immobile animals by detecting their heartbeat. Most fish have a less-developed