Great White Shark Fish nautical wildlife art sculpture

Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

   The great white shark inhabits temperate waters and coastlines worldwide. Great whites are frequently sighted off the United States, Australia, and South Africa coasts. They are descendants from 40 foot ancient fish that roamed the oceans before the dinosaurs. These great sharks may grow to 23 feet (7 m) long weighing 7000 Ibs. (3,200 kg). They average 14-18 ft. (4.3 to 5.5 m) and roughly 1,500 - 4,000 lb. (680 to 1,800 kg).
   Great whites are truly an awesome predator. The nostril is used in an amazing olfactory sensitivity. Pore-like markings on that snout are the ampullae of Lorenzini, sensitive to electrical disturbances as small as .005 microvolts. Shark numbers are still in decline because of incidental long-line catches, greedy shark hunting, drift nets, and ocean pollution. Attacks on humans are usually mistaken identity (seal, sea lion...). Sharks will usually 'spit out' an attacked human however the odds are 5 to 1 the initial bite is mortal. Mistaken information usually is the biggest threat to most endangered species.

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