great white shark
noun
: a large mackerel shark (Carcharodon carcharias) of warm seas that is bluish when young but becomes whitish with age and has been known to attack humans
called also white shark
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Share [Findings] An orca acting alone killed a great white shark and ate its liver.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 June 2024
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy attached a camera to a great white
Scientists with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy attached a camera to a great white shark, giving them an eye’s view of what the 9-foot predator sees beneath the ocean's surface.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 19 June 2024
More:Pair of massive great white sharks surface off Florida coast within a minute of each other
Bull sharks, common to Florida, likely behind attack
McClintock said officials don't want to speculate on what kind of shark was behind the attack.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
Jaws vs Leviathan premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT: Orcas and other toothed whales are attacking great white sharks in record numbers, marking the latest chapter in a 60-million-year battle between sharks and whales.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 June 2024
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy attached a camera to a great white
Scientists with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy attached a camera to a great white shark, giving them an eye’s view of what the 9-foot predator sees beneath the ocean's surface.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 19 June 2024
More:Pair of massive great white sharks surface off Florida coast within a minute of each other
Bull sharks, common to Florida, likely behind attack
McClintock said officials don't want to speculate on what kind of shark was behind the attack.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
Jaws vs Leviathan premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT: Orcas and other toothed whales are attacking great white sharks in record numbers, marking the latest chapter in a 60-million-year battle between sharks and whales.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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