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A beachcomber looking at bite marks from a great white shark on a beached whale carcass. Great white sharks are generalist carnivores, [113] preying upon fish (e.g. tuna, rays, other sharks), [109] cetaceans (i.e., dolphins, porpoises, whales), pinnipeds (e.g. seals, fur seals, [109] and sea lions), squid, sea turtles, [109] sea otters (Enhydra ...
Killer whales and bottlenose dolphins have also been known to drive their prey onto a beach to feed on it. Killer whales have been known to paralyze great white sharks and other sharks and rays by flipping them upside down. [53] [54] Other whales with a blunt snout and reduced dentition rely on suction feeding. [55]
Since 1990, over 100 countries have allowed people to eat up to 87 marine mammal species, including Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins [1] Marine mammals are a food source in many countries around the world. Historically, they were hunted by coastal people, and in the case of aboriginal whaling, still are.
The most famously known shark with these teeth is the great white shark, which feeds on animals such as sea lions, dolphins, other sharks, and even small whales. [ 11 ] Non-functional teeth
Great white sharks have adopted the strategy of breaching to catch fast-moving prey like sea lions and seals. The unexpected leap allows the shark to take its prey by surprise. Their long bodies ...
6 silky sharks. 6 bull sharks. 8 whale sharks. 3 great hammerhead sharks. The group has also tagged alligators, dolphins, seals, swordfish and turtles. White shark facts. Here are some things to ...
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.)
In other parts of the world, orcas have preyed on broadnose sevengill sharks, [76] whale sharks, [77] [78] and even great white sharks. [76] [79] Competition between orcas and white sharks is probable in regions where their diets overlap. [80] The arrival of orcas in an area can cause white sharks to flee and forage elsewhere.