Sunday, 16 August 2015

Biggest great white shark ever filmed

Dubbed “Deep Blue”, this is reputedly the biggest great white shark ever filmed. Not necessarily the biggest great white. On the subject of size, Wikepedia says: “... mature individuals growing up to 6.4 m (21 ft) in length ...”1



Not the biggest shark — the whale shark can be around twice the length of the great white. “The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 m (41.50 ft) & a weight of approximately 21.5 metric tons (47,000 lb) …”2


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1 “Great white shark”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_white_shark

2 “Whale shark”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_shark / Carcharodon carcharias Rhincodon typus filter feeder carnivore carnivorous /