Description
A great white shark is able to get about 16 feet long and weighing about 5,000 pounds. Having with 5 Gills slots a crescent-shaped tell a painted snout and two pictoral fins create a great white shark.
A great white shark is able to get about 16 feet long and weighing about 5,000 pounds. Having with 5 Gills slots a crescent-shaped tell a painted snout and two pictoral fins create a great white shark.
Coloration
The coloration of the great white shark has good purpose. On the underbelly is white almost looks as if it was painted there. The rest of the shark is a bluish gray color. The top of the shark bluish gray blends into the bottom of the sea if you are looking down on the shark.
Body shape
The size of the body can vary depending on the sex of the shark. For instance female great whites tend to be larger than males. The largest known great white was 23 feet long and weighed about 7000 pounds.
Teeth
A great white shark has about 3000 razor sharp teeth. Sawage triangular in Figure there 3 inch teeth help them to fight and acquire prey.
Habitat
Great white sharks have a large range habitat. They can be found in very warm waters near or by the surface. They have been found in water as shallow as three feet deep and is deep is 1280 meters. They can be found on the following coastlines from California to Alaska the east coast of the United States of America most of the Gulf Coast Hawaii most of South America South Africa and Australian coast except the north coast New Zealand the Mediterranean Sea West Africa to Scandinavia Japan and the eastern coastline of China to Russia.
Tails and Finns
Great white sharks tails are very very powerful. They couldn't swim without them. Their fins are really only used for balance. Without the proper balance they would not be able to catch prey.
Senses
The Great Whites most used sense is their sense of smell. Their eyesight and hearing are not very strong. Leaving the Sharks to use them less often. Their sense of smell is so strong they can smell one drop of blood in 25 gallons of water. They don't even use their nose for breathing. That is there 5 Gilles lunch job. they can sense my new electrical discharges in the water.
This report was compiled by deanna barney sources of information include national geographic.com great white shark Oceanport home by the Smithsonian. Com . Blog was uploaded by Donald Zane.
