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Great White Sharks. ... Between 1916 and 1969, there were thirty-two attacks on swimmers,
resulting in thirteen deaths attributed to great white sharks. ...
The Secret Life Of Great White Sharks. Great ... The tail is crescent shaped.
There are five gill slits on great white sharks. Studying ...
Great White Sharks. Patrick Meehan Dr. Hurley ... ten years. Only 294 of these attacks
have been linked to Great White sharks. That's roughly ...
... Also like both the great white and tiger shark, bull sharks hunt marine mammals. ...
The Great White, Tiger, and Bull sharks are the greatest threat to mankind. ...
... Only 294 of these attacks have been linked to Great White sharks. That’s roughly
the number of people who drown each year in swimming accidents. ...
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Patrick Meehan
Dr. Hurley
Plant Biology
4-28-05
The Great White Shark: Monster of the Ocean
\"It\'s tail swayed slowly from side to side, pushing the hunters body through the
murky water. All signs of motion were non-existent, except for the rhythmic movement
of the water over the five gill slits on either side of it\'s head. Slowly gaining speed, the
shady figures unmoving eyes fixed on it\'s target, a lost harbor seal pup. As the distance
between the predator and it\'s prey grew closer, the jaws of the massive fish drew forward,
exposing nearly eight rows of razor sharp teeth. Strings of it\'s previous meal hung in rows
from between it\'s teeth. Sensing danger, the harbor seal frantically tried to find a place to
seek refuge, but it was too late. The jaws of the shark closed around the seal with an
astounding 14,000 pounds of pressure, cutting the seal in half. The Great White shark
claims another victim”. (Animal Planet.com)
Any one who\'s seen the famous movie series \"Jaws\" may look at the Great White
Shark as a “man killer”. Perhaps it\'s the way that Hollywood uses a mix of fact and
fiction in the movie. This may have frightened many people into fearing the Great White
for it\'s ferocity. It might have also been the size of the shark in the movie that\'s kept
thousands of people off the beaches and out of the water. It could also have been have
been the overall storyline: A Great White shark with an eating disorder and a taste for
human flesh. Perhaps that\'s what was keeping vacationers from grabbing their trousers
and snorkels.
Over all, there have been 1026...
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