10 Things you didn't know about the Great White Shark
Known as the ocean’s greatest predator, the great White Shark has grown to become quite a hit amongst travelers and tourists through Shark Cage Diving. If you are thinking about going shark cage diving then you would find the following facts about the great White Shark quite interesting.
- The biggest shark ever recorded was measured at 23 feet (7 m) long.
- Although you might think that when a great White Shark attacks there is very little chance of making it alive from his grasp, when in fact research has indicated that most great White attacks aren’t fatal.
- At any given time a great white shark has 3 000 teeth and grows 20 000 teeth during its lifetime. Its teeth replace itself throughout its existence.
- It is a fact that a great white shark can not swim backwards, however it can jump out of the water.
- Even in the day and age where technology is highly advanced, till date scientists still couldn’t have determined just exactly how long a great white’s lifespan is.
- How does a great white eat? By not chewing its food. A great white shark simply swallows its food, no matter how big or small its prey.
- The great white shark is not the largest shark in the ocean but it is the biggest predatory shark.
- Did you know that a great white shark never stops swimming? It swims constantly otherwise it will float as it doesn’t have a gas filled bladder to keep it afloat like all bony fish do.
- Similar to the whale, the great white shark can stick its head out of the water.
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