G is for Great White Shark

The great white shark lives in oceans of the coasts of North America, Southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, parts of the Meditaranian and Japan.  They are in a group called Mackerel sharks.  They are rare.

Great white sharks can be 5940 to 7040 pounds in weight.  They are very big compared to us.  Their teeth are about 3 inches long.

They usually hunt alone and can sometimes eat mammals.  Sometimes a great white shark will poke its head out of the water to smell for prey in the area.  They sometimes stay along the reefs to spot fish and mammals.  If an animal is bleeding the great white shark can smell it from a distance.  They attack very fast.

They can have  one to two babies.  Sometimes baby sharks will be eaten by other sharks. 

I think that great white sharks sound very scary and I would not want to meet one face to face!