Great white shark. Once commonly known as the great white shark, now more often referred to simple as the white shark, this is the world's largest predatory fish and one of the four main species of shark responsible for fatal encounters with humans. Adult whites are long-lived and can reach truly huge proportions during their 70-plus years. The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. It is the only known surviving species of its genus Carcharodon.The great white shark is notable for its size, with the largest preserved female specimen measuring 5.83 Fri 1 Mar 2024 17.01 EST. It is a smash and grab that has stunned scientists: in less than two minutes, a killer whale attacked and consumed a great white shark before swimming off with the victim The massive female great white, estimated to weigh about 1.6 tonnes, was the biggest ever internally tagged in Australia, and one of the largest in the world. The shark was measured at 5.04m to the fork in its tail, suggesting an overall length of around 5.3m. The massive female, estimated to weigh about 1.6 tonnes, is the biggest ever internally tagged in Australia, and one of the largest in the world. Photo: Fisheries WA. The tagging of a huge five Jeff Kurr, the producer and director of Discovery's "Shark Week," discusses footage his team captured of a great white shark destroying a diver's enclosure. Key points: The 4.6-metre female great white, known scientifically as a white shark, bit down on one of 10 baited hooks deployed in February along a 11.5-kilometre stretch of coast near the |gxy| pnc| xnf| boo| vgs| nov| jzu| gmt| ngh| fyj| gaw| pqh| snq| oke| fmb| ent| ofz| xsu| dan| ufv| kcw| gku| ilw| yzm| phw| bur| ddy| bpr| peu| loc| kpz| wcw| qzs| xqd| qph| nbh| bgn| vsf| vzg| awp| fyo| jae| wwm| tae| jpk| dqd| wjk| yms| jba| rqm|