Great White sharks are the largest predatory fish on earth. They can grow an average 15 feet. Hey have about 3,000 triangular teeth in several rows. Great whites have organs that sense small electromagnetic fields by animals. They eat sea lion, small whales, seals, and sea turtles. They live in cool coastal waters throughout the world. Of the 100 + shark attacks worldwide about one half are from great whites. Great whites can detect one drop of blood in 25 gal of water. They can sense tiny amounts of blood in the water up to 3 miles away.
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Great blog Mary! I never knew great white sharks could be 15 feet long! I used to watch TV shows about them but wow!
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