The habitat distribution of this apex predator is around Australia, off South Africa, California, Mexico as also in the Central Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas. The densest populations are around Dyer Island in South Africa.
These sharks prefer prey with high contents of energy-rich fat and thrive on diet consisting of smaller sharks, fish, dolphins, sea lions, seals and even turtles. With their exceptional senses they forage usually in early mornings. Using ambush tactics they attack unsuspecting victims by taking advantage of low visibility during dawn. It kills different prey with different tactics depending on the form and mobility of the animal.
The great white shark is one of only a few sharks known to regularly lift its head above the sea surface to gaze at other objects such as prey. Great white sharks infrequently attack and sometimes even sink boats. They can attack boats up to 10 meters in length. They can bump or knock people overboard, usually 'attacking' the boat from the stern. Watch the predatory tactics of great white sharks on videos at www.sharkvideos.net. |
