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Great white sharks: Feared predators of the deep

  • Great white sharks have such a strong sense of smell that they can detect a colony of seals 3km away  
  • Great whites give birth to up to ten 'pups' but mothers will eat them if they don't swim off fast enough 
  • They can swim at speeds of up to 60km 
  • They attack 5-10 humans every year but usually just take a 'sample bite' out of curiosity before swimming off 
  • Great whites can live to up to 70 years old   
  • They are coloured white underneath to make them harder to see from below with sunlight shining down 
  • They have several rows of teeth that can number into the thousands
  • As their teeth fall out they are replaced by razor sharp teeth in the row behind      

 

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