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Great White Sharks Pictures Great Whites are at the top of the oceanic food chain. As an apex predator, the diet of Carcharodon carcharias is quite varied. Far from a mindless flesh-eater, the great white has proven to be an intelligent hunter that can adapt to changes in its environment. Researchers have studied various aspects of the Great White's existence, including its eating habits. The eating habits of the white shark would include its diet, feeding patterns and means of consumption. Great White Sharks Pictures

White Sharks Pictures The great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, also known as great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. The great white shark is very well known for its size, with the largest individuals known to have approached or exceeded 6 metres (20 ft) in length and 2,240 kilograms (4,938 lb) in weight. It reaches maturity at around 15 years of age and can have a life span of over 30 years. The great white shark is arguably the world's largest known extant macropredatory fish and is one of the primary predators of marine mammals. It is also known to prey upon a variety of other marine animals including fish, pinnipeds, and seabirds. It is the only surviving species of its genus, Carcharodon. White Sharks Pictures