Great White Sharks

                    Size and life                               .

Great white sharks can grow up to 20 feet long, they can weigh up to 6600 pounds, and they can live 30 years.

 

                 Scientific name and prey           .

 Their scientific name is carcharodon carcharias. They eat earless seals, sea lions, crustaceans, other sharks , sea birds, and molluscs but bigger ones also eat small toothed whales like orcas.

 

                            Teeth                               .

 Their teeth can be 3 inches long and 1.5 to 2 inches wide and they have  300 teeth. They can bite with 4000 pounds PSI (per square inch). That’s 300 stronger than a saltwater crocodile!

 

                         Speed

Great white sharks can swim at 56 km/h!

 

                           Enemies                             .

The great white shark doesn’t have many enemies but some orcas and humans do kill them.

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