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Tiger sharks have only one recorded natural predator, the orca. [6] It is considered a near threatened species because of finning and fishing by humans. [1] The tiger shark is second only to the great white in recorded fatal attacks on humans, but these events are still exceedingly rare. [7] [8]
Megalodon is thought to have been the largest macropredatory shark that ever lived. [35] A C. megalodon about 16 meters long would have weighed about 48 metric tons (53 tons). A 17-meter (56-foot) C. megalodon would have weighed about 59 metric tons (65 tons), and a 20.3-meter (67 foot) monster would have topped off at 103 metric tons (114 tons ...
This attack was notable for the size of the shark involved; experts concluded this shark to be around 23 ft (7.1 m) long. The specimen was never found or identified, and is considered the largest white shark ever recorded with verifiable evidence. [92] [93] [94] John Lippoth, 27, Mark Adams, 42: October 27, 1982: Unconfirmed
It looks like this shark is straight out of the movie "Jaws." Marine biologist Hoyos Padilla recorded this incredible footage showing the biggest shark ever caught on camera, which is 20 feet long.
The largest apex predator in the tropical seas, tiger sharks are notoriously fierce. They can grow to more than six meters (20 feet), have sharp serrated teeth and are second only to great whites ...
In 1986 he and Donnie Braddick caught a 3,427-pound great white about 28 miles off Montauk, and only 18 miles from Block Island, [7] which still holds the record, not only for the largest shark, but for the largest fish of any kind ever caught by rod and reel. The capture of the shark was controversial at the time, with some saying the shark ...
She is one of the biggest great white sharks ever filmed and could be at least fifty years old. The vertical slashes on her left flank are either from fights with other sharks or mating scars.
The largest shark in the fossil record is the megalodon (Otodus megalodon), a colossal Neogene lamniform. The range of estimates of the maximum length for megalodon are from 17 to 20.3 m (56 to 67 ft), with a mass ranging from 65 to 114 short tons (59 to 103 t). [41] [42] [43] It is also regarded as the largest macro-predatory fish ever.