Great whites are the largest predatory fish on Earth. They grow up to an average of 15 feet in length, and they are20 feet or 6 meters long and weighing up to 5,000 pounds or 2,268 kilograms. They have slate-gray upper bodies to blend in with the rocky coastal sea floor, but get their name from their universally white bellies. They are fast for how big they are but they can up to 15 miles per hour. speeds of up to 15 miles per hour. They are so powerful they can even leave they water completly. They are Highly adapted animals their mouths are lined with up to 300 teeth, triangular teeth arranged in several rows, and they have an exceptional sense of smell to detect prey. They even have organs that can sense the tiny electromagnetic fields generated by animals. Their main prey items are sea lions, seals, small toothed whales, sea turtles, and carrion. They live in the cool coastal waters of Africa mostly. However scientists agree that their number are decreasing becuase they are being over fished and get caught in gill nets. The reason I choose to study the great white shark this blog so I can understand more about the Great whites and not just there man eaters.
