GREAT WHITE SHARK

Hi, I’m Sunny.  A fisherman in La Jolla caught a great white shark about 6 feet in length and weighing 150 pounds.  The shark was released because it is illegal to catch and keep a great white shark in California.

A great white shark can reach a length up to 20 feet and weigh over 4900 pounds.  It is the largest predatory fish known to man.    The shark has a large conical shaped snout with several rows of teeth.   The teeth act as a saw tearing the flesh from it’s prey.   It has a gray dorsal and white underside.

The shark is carnivorous and feeds on fish, dead whales, seals, sea lions and seal turtles.   With it’s ability to detect the slightest movement in the water and regulate it’s body temperature in colder water, it will attack it’s prey by ambush from below.   Although it is known to have attacked humans, it does not like human flesh.   The attacks are usually a result of mistaken identity by the shark.    After the first bite of human flesh, the shark usually does not continue the attack finding a human too bony.

The shark is cannibalistic and will attack another shark to protect it’s space.    It will lift it’s head above water to better smell.   It is a curious fish and can be very intelligent.   Females dominate the males.

The great white shark does not do well in captivity.   The few that have been in captivity either died or had to be released.   The best way to view a great white shark is to be lowered in a steel cage from a boat.   The shark is now considered an endangered species.

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Great white shark