· Great White Sharks electroreceptor’s and lateral line canals in their head enable them to detect the electromagnetic field by the movement of living animals.
· These species adapted to maintain a body temperature warmer than the surrounding water. They are able to do this with their sensory cells that contain multiple nerve fibres called the ampullae.
· Great White Sharks jaws have a specimen more than 6.1 meters long that could exert a bite force over than 18,000 newtons.
· These creatures have a sharp and sensitive sense of smell which lets them smell the smallest amount of blood in the water. They can smell the blood from a 5 km distance.
· The smaller and the younger the Great White Shark is, the greater chance it has of attacking something.
· Great White Sharks learn to hunt in locations with the highest chance of a successful prey capture.
· These sharks are known to usually lift their head above the sea surface to attack at an object or prey. This method is known as “spy hopping”.
· Great White Sharks usually attack a couple hours after sunset when visibility is poor. The sunlight spots preys at the surface of the water. Particles suspended in the water scatter light creating a veil which hides the shark.