Great White Shark Information
To the surprise of many people in Hawaii and marine biologist all throughout the world great white sharks do visit Hawaii. Although definitely not seen on a regular basis occasionally boaters and divers alike have witnessed such an incredible sight. Great White Sharks live in almost all the cold or temperate waters of the planet, with greater concentrations in the south coasts of Australia , in South Africa , California , and to a degree in the Central Mediterranean Sea. The densest known population is found around Dyer Island. It can be also found in tropical waters like Hawaii, the Caribbean and has been recorded off Mauritius. As you might have known the great white is a pelagic fish. It is considered an open-ocean dweller and is found from the surface to as deep as 3840 feet (1280 meters), but is most often seen near the surface. This is why this sharks still remains a mystery to marine biologists and shark enthusiasts.
Size Of Great White Sharks
Great white shark- 4 to 5 m (13 to 16 ft), females generally being larger than males- Great white's max size is about 20 ft (6m), with a maximum weight of about 4200 pounds (1900 kg).
Diet of Great White Sharks
Great White sharks primarily eat fish, sharks, cute turtles, dolphins, sea lions and seals. Since they are apex predators; the only animals known to attack them are other Great Whites, sperm whales and orcas.
Behavior of the Great White Shark
Great white sharks' reputation as ferocious predators is well earned, however they are not (as was once believed) the Hollywood made indiscriminate "eating machines". They typically hunt using an "ambush" technique, taking their prey by complete surprise from the bottom. Sometime they swim so fast that they actually shot out of the water.
Biologist Douglas Long writes that the Great White's "role as a menace is exaggerated; more people are killed in the U.S. each year by dogs than have been killed by White sharks in the last 100 years."