The great white shark is a large, powerful apex predator that can grow up to 26 feet long. It inhabits coastal waters near continents except Antarctica. Great white sharks stalk prey from below and consume around 11 tons of food in their lifetime, able to go months between large meals. As top predators, their main enemies are humans and humpback whales, though they usually only attack humans if disturbed.

1. Great White Shark

2. Description *A female great white shark is about 26 feet long and a male great white shark is about 18 feet long. *It ways between 1,500lbs,and 4,000lbs,witch is about as heavy as a large car. *A great white shark is not all white. *The sharks back may be dark blue,gray,brown ,or black to camouflage [hide] it from prey looking down into the ocean.*The white belly lets a shark sneak up on prey in the deep water.*A great white shark has a rounded body that looks like a torpedo with fins.*Their powerful body has a pointed snout,two large,sickle shaped pectoral fins and a large triangular dorsal fin.

3. Habitat *Great white sharks live along the coasts of all continents except Antarctica. *Great white sharks live in water near island coastlines reefs and far off shore. *Great white sharks can be found at the surface of warm seas but do swim in deep water.

4. Habits *In one year a single great white shark consumes about 11 tons of food. *It is capable of eating sea lions whole and they eat leopard sharks,scientists estimate that after a big meal,a great white shark can last up to 3 months without having another meal. *Great white sharks have good vision and good hearing-they can see even tiny movements in the sea. *great white sharks stalk and surprise its prey from behind and beneath taking one huge bite from the body. *Great white sharks do sleep while moving but scientists have not yet figured but the manage to keep floating/and swimming.

5. Reproduction *There isn’t much known about how the great white shark reproduces. *Some sharks lay eggs and then swim away and leave the eggs to develop on their own. *Females do not reproduce until they reach about 4.5 to 5 meters in length. *The length of gestation is not known but estimated at between 12 and 18 months.

6. Enemies *Great white sharks are at the top of the food chain which means it has few enemies. *Their enemies are humans and the humpback whales. *Most sharks are harmless to humans and will only attacked if disturbed. *Humans are enemies because they kill great white sharks for meat,skin,shark fin soup,and souvenirs like teeth jaws and necklaces.

7. Razzle Dazzle *Another name for the great white shark is the white shark. *Unlike other sharks ,great white shark is warm blooded and has warm muscles. *Great white sharks skin was once used for smoothing down wood-instead of sand paper.