Great White Sharks

Great White Sharks don’t have bones like we do — their skeleton is made entirely of cartilage, the same material that makes up your nose and ears!

Great White Sharks have a special organ called a “rete mirabile” that helps keep their brain warm even in cold water!

Great White Sharks never get cavities because their teeth are covered in fluoride, just like the fluoride your dentist uses!

Great White Sharks can see clearly in dark water because they have a special reflective layer behind their eyes, similar to cats!

Great White Sharks have such good hearing that they can detect a fish swimming from hundreds of feet away!

Great White Sharks are called “apex predators” because they’re at the top of the ocean food chain!

Great White Sharks don’t actually like to eat humans — most shark bites are “test bites” because they’re curious about what we are!

More people are struck by lightning each year than are bitten by Great White Sharks!

Great White Sharks can be scared away by dolphins, who sometimes work together to protect themselves!

Great White Sharks have existed for about 6 to 7 million years!

Great White Sharks can’t swim backward — they must always move forward to breathe!

Some Great White Sharks have been tracked swimming between Africa and Australia — that’s like swimming across three oceans!

Great White Sharks’ scales are so smooth in one direction that touching them feels like rubber, but they’re like sandpaper in the other direction!

Small fish called remoras sometimes attach themselves to Great White Sharks and eat leftover food scraps!

Great White Sharks have different personalities — some are more curious while others are more cautious!

A Great White Shark’s body is about as long as two cars parked end to end!

A Great White Shark’s dorsal fin can be as tall as a child!