GREAT WHITE SHARK

LIFE AND NATURAL HISTORY

• Lives for about 25 years
• Capable of eating sealions whole
• Rarely attack humans
• Scientist believe that there are less than 10,000 Great whites left
• 70% of great white victims survive

WHY WE NEED SHARKS

• Sharks play a vital role in the food chain
• Sharks prevent prey from over-grazing vital habitats
• Sharks are worth more, when alive than dead
• Good indicators of ecosystems health
• Keep our oceans healthy and productive

TEETH

• May use and loose more than 1,000 teeth in a lifetime
• Adult Great Whites teeth are about 3 inches long
• Shark teeth have been used for weapons and tools for any centuries
• Shark teeth are razor-like
• Teeth are used to shred meat

SHARK SENSES

• There primary scenes is a keen since of smell
• Sharks have colored vision
• Very sensitive to low frequency sounds
• Sharks have taste buds in mouth (not tongue, like us)
• Sharks touch through an elaborate sense called the lateral line

SHARK ANCESTORS

• Mako shark was the Great White shark's ancestor
• The Carcharoles Megalodon was also one of its ancestors
• The evaluation of the great white shark took decades to become what it is today
• Carcharodon Carcharias is another ancestor of the great white shark
• The class of great whites are: Chondrichthyes

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