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The great white shark is arguably the world's largest-known extant macropredatory fish, and is one of the primary predators of marine mammals, such as pinnipeds and dolphins. The great white shark is also known to prey upon a variety of other animals, including fish, other sharks, and seabirds. It has only one recorded natural predator, the orca.
The area has a very large population of marine mammals, such as elephant seals, harbor seals, sea otters and sea lions, which are favored prey of great white sharks. [1] Around thirty-eight percent of recorded great white shark attacks on humans in the United States have occurred within the Red Triangle—eleven percent of the worldwide total. [2]
Great white shark: Solorio died after he was bitten on the left side of his upper torso by a great white shark while surfing. The attack occurred at Surf Beach near Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California, just two years (almost to the very day) after a fatal attack in the same location. Authorities from the Santa Barbara ...
Even though great white sharks aren’t known to hunt people, attacks do happen. Four of the 10 fatal attacks in 2023 were done by great white sharks (one in California and three in Australia.)
There have been more than 1,200 shark incidents in Australia since 1791, of which 255 resulted in death, official data shows. Great white sharks were responsible for 94 of those deaths.
A South Pacific paradise has become a shark attack hot spot with Bull, Tiger, and Great White sharks moving closer and closer to the resort beaches, fatally attacking seven people in the last five ...
Great white shark: Momoza was swimming back to the mainland in a group after collecting abalone. A shark grabbed him and pulled him under the surface. Too scared for their lives, the rest of the group swam to shore and told authorities what had happened. [14] Lloyd Skinner, 37: January 12, 2010: Fish Hoek, Western Cape Province: Great white shark
Great White Shark [323] 2012 14 July: Off Wedge Island: Surfing: Ben Linden: Male: 24: Eaten whole. Shark attacked jet ski trying to retrieve Ben's body. 09:05: Great White Shark [324] 2013 23 November: Gracetown: Surfing: Chris Boyd: Male: 35: Left arm severed, flesh off the right leg. 09:00: Great White Shark [325] 2014 30 December Cheynes ...