Name: Great White Shark
Scientific Name: Carcharodon carcharias
FAQ:
- Size: The great white shark is very well known for its size, with the largest individuals known to have approached or exceeded 6 metres (20 ft) in length and 2,268 kilograms (5,000 lb) in weight.
- Growth: It reaches at around 15 years of age and can have a life span of over 30 years.
- The great white shark is the world's largest known extant macropredatory fish and is one of the primary predators of marine mammals
- Great white sharks' reputation as ferocious predators is well-earned, yet they are not (as was once believed) indiscriminate "eating machines". They are ambush hunters, taking prey by surprise from below
- They prey on almost everything including items they cannot digest, predominantly they hunt marine mammals
- Bite Force: Adult male Great White has a bite force of 18000 Newton (4000 lbf)
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