Carotid artery disease is caused by a buildup of plaques in arteries that deliver blood to your brain. Plaques are clumps of cholesterol, calcium, fibrous tissue and other cellular debris that gather at microscopic injury sites within the artery. This process is called atherosclerosis.
Great white sharks may not be the world's biggest sharks, since that title goes to the whale shark, but they are the planet's largest known predatory fish. Whale sharks and great whites couldn't be more different in temperament.
The Whale Sharks of the Sea of Cortez. Whale sharks are the ocean's largest fish and frequent a number of locations in the Sea of Cortez. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 m and a weight of more than 21.5 metric tons. The whale sharks are most often found in the winter months in the Bay of La Paz.