Shark Picture
The shark picture above shows a great white stretching its
considerable jaws after breaching the surface of the ocean.
Great whites average between 10 to 15 feet but they have been known to grow
up to 21 feet in length. Not bad for an animal that has a skeleton
composed entirely of cartilage.
They have a varied diet and no natural predators apart from man.
They
feed on fish, squid, other sharks, dolphins, whales, seals and sea lions. They
scavenge the carcasses of large whales as well.
So how do these amazing fish find their prey? Two ways...They have a
highly developed sense of smell and the ability to detect the electrical
fields radiating from living creatures.
The teeth that can be seen in many shark pictures are a marvel of evolution.
Each upper tooth comes equipped with hundreds of
tiny serrations. This coupled with their enormous jaw strength enables the great
white to cut through anything that it might catch in its hunting forays.
The bottom teeth are not as large but serve the
purpose of skewering the shark's prey, holding it in place for the upper teeth
to do their work - which is to remove as much flesh from the shark's prey as
possible.
One of the best places in the world to get a great white shark picture
of your own is in South Africa where cage diving brings you face to face with
these magnificent creatures.
Win a Safari Trip To AfricaYou can
win a four day
walking safari for two in the Kruger National Park in Africa after which you can
travel down to the Cape coast to do some shark diving with Great Whites
|
Back to the top of the
shark picture page.
|
