| Where they live |
everywhere; shallow, cool, coastal
waters; South Africa and South Austrailia |
| What they eat |
anything with flesh, things that
are healthy for them such as tuna, seals, sea lions, whales,
salmon, herring |
| Prey |
seals, sea lions, whales, salmon,
herring,
people(less than 10 a year);
attack from below; most dangerous of the sharks |
| Enemies |
fishermen (salmon nets), bigger sharks |
| Size |
3 to 21 feet long |
| Weight |
7,300 lbs. |
| Colors |
top half blue and bottom half white |
| Reproduction: Born
alive or egg case |
born alive
don't have pups until 10 to 12 years old |
| How many babies can they have |
only one pup at a time |
| Uses |
necklaces,liver oil, lipstick, cream,
medicines |
| Tail |
balance shape allows it to swim fast |
| Interesting Things |
Underwater people often resemble
seals and when the swimmer splashes around, they also look like
an injured fish or seal - great prey for the great white. |
| Teeth |
2 1/4 inches, serrated triangular
teeth |
| Number of Gills |
5 to 7 |
