Animal's Body: size, color, type of covering and special body parts.

Great white shark adults are 13 to 16 feet long. They weigh between 1,500 to 2,450 pounds.

Great white sharks have a white belly and a gray back.

Great white sharks have rows of teeth behind the main ones, allowing any that break off to be rapidly replaced.

Great white sharks can detect the electric and magnetic fields of animals.

Animal's Habitat: location in the world they live, type of habitat, and type of home.

Great white sharks are found all across the world. Most sharks are found near Australia, South Africa, California and Mexico.

Great white sharks live in almost all coastal and offshore waters with a temperature between 54° to 75°.

It's "home" would be where it usually cruises, where deep waters meet shalow waters.

Animals Living Habits: eating, sleeping and moving.

Great white sharks eat fish, small sharks, turtles, dolphins, seals and sea lions.

Great white sharks can detect the electric and magnetic fields of animals. This allows them to hunt prey from far away. Then, the shark uses smell and hearing to locate its food. Finally, at close range, they use their eyesight.

Sharks don't sleep like land animals do. They just became inactive for periods of time to save energy. Inactive means they don't move much.

Sharks move forward through the water by using their powerful tails. They use their fins for balance.

The great white can move very fast. It can even breach, which means it can launch itself clear from the water.

Sharks must always swim, or else they will sink.

The great white looking to feed.

Fun Facts

• The great white shark is the only shark that lifts its head above the water to look at prey.
• Females are larger than males.
• Great white sharks often swallow their own broken off teeth along with chunks of their prey's flesh.

For information, contact John Dyer, Media Specialist, Aquila Primary Center.