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These are the 5 most common sharks to attack you while swimming/diving and a little bit about each one because you need to stay educated about these magnificent creatures.
These are the 5 most common sharks to attack you while swimming/diving and a little bit about each one because you need to stay educated about these magnificent creatures.
#1 Great White Shark (carcharodon carcharias)
#1 Great White Shark (carcharodon carcharias)
Habitat: Coastal waters
Location: Almost everywhere, high concentration in USA, South Africa, Japan, Oceania, Chile and the Mediterranean
Lifespan: 70 years
Size: Females: 4.6-5m, Males: 3.4-4.1m
Weight: 520 – 1,100 kg
Color: Pale to dark grey, with a white underbelly.
Diet: Fish, marine mammals (seals, sea lion and sometimes whales), sea turtles, seabirds
Predators: Orcas (killer whales) and other sharks
Top Speed: 56 kph (35 mph)
#2 Tiger Shark
#2 Tiger Shark
Habitat: Tropical, sub-tropical, and warm temperate salt water. It inhabits deep oceans as well as shallow coastal waters
Location: Worldwide seas and oceans, excluding the Mediterranean Sea
Lifespan: Up to 50 years
Size: Up to 5m (16ft)
Weight: Up to 900kg (2,000 lbs.)
Color: Skin color ranges from dark blue to light green, with an overall grey hue. The body has dark vertical bars or spots on the flanks with a pale or white underside
Diet: Crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, squid, turtles, sea snakes, dolphins, small sharks
Predators: Pods of killer whales; humans
Top Speed: 56 kph (35 mph)
#3 Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)
#3 Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)
Habitat: open oceans
Location: Worldwide
Lifespan: Approximately 30 years in the wild (lifespan can vary according to geographic location)
Size: up to 3.8 meters
Weight: up to 545kg
Color: Pale to dark grey on top and white/cream underneath
Diet: bony Fish, squid, other sharks, small marine animals, sea turtles
Predators: Adults have no natural predators (juvenile may be eaten by other sharks)
Top Speed: 74 kph (45 mph)
#4 Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhius Longimanus)
#4 Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhius Longimanus)
Habitat: tropical and subtropical
Location: Worldwide
Lifespan: Approximately 20 years in the wild (lifespan can vary according to geographic location)
Size: 3 to 3.9 meters
Weight: 170 kg
Color: distinctive pattern of white markings on tips fins
Diet: Fish, squid, sea birds, other sharks and marine mammals
Predators: commercial fishers
Top Speed: 56 kph (35 mph)
#5 Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas )
#5 Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas )
Habitat: The shallow waters of warm oceans, rivers and lakes
Location: Worldwide
Lifespan: Approximately 32 years in the wild (lifespan can vary according to geographic location)
Size: 2 – 3.4 meters
Weight: 90 – 225kg
Color: Pale to dark grey on top and white/cream underneath
Diet: Fish, dolphins, other types of shark (they are opportunistic feeders and will feed on many other species)
Predators: Humans, crocodiles, tiger sharks (when young)
Top Speed: 25 kph (15 mph)
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