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The great white shark is also known under the name the white death. It is the largest predatory fish in the world, with its length of 6 meters and the weight of 2000 kilograms.
Great white sharks inhabit all major oceans, more correctly great white sharks can be found in coastal surface waters. The largest population inhabits the coastal waters of Dyer Island in South Africa, where most of the research on the great white sharks is conducted.
Great white sharks diet consists out of eating smaller sharks, fish, dolphins, turtles and sometimes sea lions and seals. Great white sharks are biggest fish predators and as such have exceptional senses as it is, however it is their mechanosense and electrosense that helps them find their prey. Great white sharks use ambush tactics to catch their prey, they attack in early mornings, 2 hours before sunrise, when the visibility is much lower and the combination of these ambush tactics with the great white’s mass and speed often results in the death of their prey. Learn more about the nature’s greatest predatory fish and find great white shark videos on www.sharkvideos.net
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