8 Interesting FAQS About White Shark

The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a species of large lamniform shark that can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. The great white shark is mainly known for its size, with mature individuals growing up to 6.1 m (20 ft) in length and more than 1,900 kg (4,200 lb) in weight. This shark reaches its maturity around 15 years of age and was previously believed to have a life span of over 30 years.

Here you have some interesting FAQS:

1. The Great White Shark can swim at a speed of 16 miles an hour.
2. That the Great White Shark can keep a temperature in the body that is 50oF higher than the water around the shark.
3. If the Great White Shark gets exterminated, the number of seals and sea lions will rise, and the fish population that the fishermen catch will be heavily reduced.
4. The Great White Shark can keep a body temperature that is more than 50oF higher than the surrounding water.
5. The Great White Shark is the only shark that can lift its head above the surface of the water and look for prey.
6. It is illegal to sell jaws from the Great White Shark in South Africa and Australia.
7. That the Great White Shark has a biding strength at several tones a cm2 (several tones a sq. inch).
8. That the Great White Shark, which can be more than 6 meters long and weigh more than 2 tons, only has a brain the size of a thumb.