Scientific Name: Carcharodon carharias Known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a species

of large lamniform, shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. The great white shark is mainly known for its size, with the largest individuals known to have approached or exceeded 6.1 m (20 ft) in length,[3] and 2,268 kg (5,000 lb) in weight.(great white)

Great White Sharks are ovoviviparous breeders. Scientist speculate on their births. A birth of a great white has never been seen before. We do know that they have eggs grow and hatch in the uterus of the female. They do grow until developed.

Hunting techniques vary by species of the prey. Off Seal Island, the sharks ambush brown fur seals from below at high speeds, hitting the seal mid-body. They go so fast that they can completely leave the water. The peak burst speed of these sharks is largely accepted in the scientific community to be above 40 kilometers per hour (25 mph). However further precision is still speculative(Great). They still are known to go after dolphins, sea lions, fish, porpoises, sea birds as some of the prey that go after.

There is about 5 rows of growing teeth behind there front row of teeth. Shark teeth are preserved because they are made of the hard mineral apatite (calcium phosphate). Other remains of sharks are not preserved because their skeletons are made of soft cartilage. Sharks can shed up to 35,00 teeth in a lifetime.

The water enters the nasal passage and moves past folds of skin covered with sensory cells. In some sharks, these sensitive cells can detect even the slightest traces of blood in the water. (how sharks work) This is why sharks are able to keep the oceans clean. They eat everything they can find. The twin nasal cavities act something like your two ears: Smell coming from the left of the shark will arrive at the left cavity just before it arrives at the right cavity.(how sharks work) This makes it easier for the shark to find its prey.

In the late 1960s, researchers discovered that shark eyes have duplex retinas, or retinas containing both rod and cone cells. Rods enable the shark to see light and darkness, while cones allow for the detection of color (though scientists are still unsure how sharks interpret colors).(shark) Shapes are what the shark goes off of to determine if it will be dinner.

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Their retinas are split into two sections. One section is for daylight and the other is for low light and night.

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they are not there is a shark that is 60 feet long they are called whale sharks.

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white sharks are opportunistic eaters. They will eat whatever they can catch.

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some scientists think they are. The way they are able to find and catch their food.

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can swim up to 25 mph.

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great white sharks do live birth that we know of. No one has seen a great white give birth.

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white sharks usually have three rows of teeth.

The middle of the top of the shark half way down the body.

They have two in the front of their nose.

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