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Great White Shark:  Carcharodon carcharias
Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) weigh up to 7,040 pounds, which equates to over three and one half tons! Great white sharks usually feed on fish (especially tuna), squid, other sharks, dolphins, whales, seals, elephant seals, and sea lions. They also feed on the carcasses of whale sharks and the fat-rich blubber in the carcasses of large whales. One 1982 study showed that a fifteen-foot great white shark could live for about forty-five days on sixty-six pounds of whale blubber. Other sharks four to seven feet long have been found whole in the bellies of white sharks. A sea lion weighing 100 pounds was found in a great white shark taken off California, and one caught in Florida waters had in it two sharks, each of which was six to seven feet long. They also eat sea turtles, easily crunching through the shells. Seals cleanly bitten in two have been found in their stomachs. Great white sharks are related to the prehistoric Megalodon shark. The Megalodon was living at the time of the dinosaurs, and did not become extinct, but rather survived. Their offspring evolved into the present day Great White Shark.
Megalodon was an ancient shark that may have been 40 feet (12 m) long or even more. (There are a few scientists who estimate that it could have been up to 50 or 100 feet (15.5 or 31 m) long!) This is at least two or three times as long as the Great White Shark, but this is only an estimate made from many fossilized teeth and a few fossilized vertebrae that have been found. These giant teeth are the size of a person's hand! No other parts of this ancient shark have been found, so we can only guess what it looked like. Since Megalodon's teeth are very similar to the teeth of the Great White Shark (but bigger and thicker), it is thought that Megalodon may have looked like a huge, streamlined version of the Great White Shark.

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Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias Statistics:

Weight:                    5,940 - 7,040 lbs
Length:                    12 - 25'; Female is usually larger than the male
Sexual Maturity:       About 7 Years
Mating Season:        Varies With Habitat - Whether it is in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere
Lifespan:                  30-50 years
Typical Diet:             Fish, Dolphins, Seals, Squid, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, and Whale Carcasses
Number of Young:   1 to 2
Gestation Period:     About 12 Months
Birth Interval:           Unknown

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