FUN FACTS 12 FACTS ABOUT GREAT WHITE SHARK- THE LARGEST GREAT WHITE SHARK EVER RECORDED WAS CAUGHT OFF COJIMAR, CUBA AND MEASURED 6.4 M (21 FEET) AND ROUGHLY 3,312 KG (7,302 POUNDS). THE AVERAGE SIZE OF A GREAT WHITE SHARK IS BETWEEN 3.5 – 4.6 M.
- ALTHOUGH THE GREAT WHITE SHARK CAN REACH LENGTHS OF UP TO 6M, IT IS NOT THE LARGEST SHARK IN THE OCEAN, BUT IT IS THE BIGGEST PREDATORY SHARK.
- THEY HAVE SIX SENSES: SIGHT, SMELL, TASTE, TOUCH, HEARING AND ELECTRO-RECEPTION.
- GREAT WHITE SHARKS ARE SENSITIVE TO LOW FREQUENCY SOUNDS AS PRODUCED BY STRUGGLING PREY.
- THEY DON’T HAVE EYELIDS, BUT INSTEAD ROLL THEIR EYES BACK TO PROTECT THEM.
- SIMILAR TO A WHALE, GREAT WHITE SHARKS WILL OFTEN STICK THEIR HEADS OUT OF THE WATER TO INSPECT THEIR PREY. THIS IS KNOWN AS SPY-HOPPING.
- GREAT WHITE SHARKS CAN BREACH OUT THE WATER OVER 2 M INTO THE AIR.
- GREAT WHITE SHARKS GROW VERY SLOWLY AND ONLY BECOME SEXUALLY MATURE AROUND 8 – 10 YEARS (MALES) AND 14 – 16 YEARS (FEMALES).
- THEY ARE ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY DISTRIBUTED SHARKS AND ARE FOUND IN ALL OCEANS, EXCEPT THE POLAR SEAS.
- AFTER BIRTH, GREAT WHITE SHARK PUPS RECEIVE NO PARENTAL CARE AND ARE LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES.
- AND A SHARK CANNOT MAKE SOUNDS. IT'S BODY LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE.
12. ONE EXTRA COOL FACT: SHARK ATTACK! (:0
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SHARK ATTACKS: 2,899
ATTACK FATAL :548
LAST FATALITY :2015
HOW TO SURVIVE A SHARK ATTACK:- KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE SHARK
- IF A SHARK COMES UP TO YOU, ATTACK THEM WITH YOUR ARMS, LEGS, FISTS, ELBOWS AND KNEES. ATTACK THE SNOUT, THE EYES OR THE GILLS. YOU CAN ALSO USE ROCKS OR OTHER NEARBY OBJECTS AND WEAPONS TO FIGHT OFF THE SHARK.
- IF YOU SEE A BOAT OR SOME NEARBY LAND, SWIM OR YELL VERY LOUDLY. DON’T STOP UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF THE WATER. JUST BECAUSE THE SHARK TURNS AROUND, IT DOESN’T MEAN THAT THE SHARK WON’T COME BACK.
- IF YOU GET BITTEN, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION AS SOON AS YOU CAN, BUT STAY CALM, OR ELSE YOUR BLOOD WILL COME OUT FASTER.
- IF YOU ARE WITH SOMEONE ELSE, OR IF THERE IS A ROCK NEARBY, PUT YOUR BACK AGAINST THE OTHER PERSON OR THE ROCK SO THAT THE SHARK CAN’T GET YOU FROM BEHIND.
- more fun facts TYPE. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_white_shark