Title: Great White Shark
Mitternacht - January 15, 2006 11:14 PM (GMT)
Common Name: Great White, White Death, White Pointer, White Shark
Scientific Name: Carcharodon carcharias
Range: Oceans around the world
Length: 23 feet, but usually 14 feet.
Weight: 3,000 pounds, can exceed 7,000 punds
Description: Gray back, white belly, used for stealth.
Anything that makes it unique: World's largest predatory shark.
Picture:
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Scientific Name: Carcharodon carcharias
Range: Oceans around the world
Length: 23 feet, but usually 14 feet.
Weight: 3,000 pounds, can exceed 7,000 punds
Description: Gray back, white belly, used for stealth.
Anything that makes it unique: World's largest predatory shark.
Picture:
;)
Sergeant Major - January 16, 2006 12:53 AM (GMT)
You're not actually keeping one of these as a pet, are you? I have to admit, that would be a cool pet, right up until it tries to eat your arm off. :lol:
Mitternacht - January 16, 2006 01:24 AM (GMT)
I'd love to have one! But I heard they're hard to keep!
Sergeant Major - January 16, 2006 01:33 AM (GMT)
NAW, just stick him in a 5g goldfish bowl, I've heard in other forums that fish only grow to the size of their tank! lol :D
Mitternacht - January 16, 2006 01:41 AM (GMT)
:lol:
I'd also like to have an Orca! ^_^
I'd also like to have an Orca! ^_^
MAZZA_402 - January 16, 2006 02:01 AM (GMT)
Nice info. I didn't know all that about great whites, regardless of the fact I've watched the documentary a MILLION times on the Discovery Channel. We'll be sure to add that to our S/W profiles.
Thanks a bunch for the contribution! :D
Thanks a bunch for the contribution! :D
Mitternacht - January 16, 2006 02:08 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE |
| Thanks a bunch for the contribution! |
you're welcome! :)
Sergeant Major - January 17, 2006 03:52 AM (GMT)
Don't Orca's sometimes kill sharks? Or am I thinking of dolphins?
If I had had a saltwater tank setup when I vacationed last year in FL, I could have brought home a shark, but they were just small 3 foot sand sharks and bonnethead sharks. Still had razor sharp teeth though... which my fingers unfortunately found out for me.
<_< "Note to Self: DO NOT ever Ever EVER again reach hand into shark's mouth to retrieve fishing hook" :o
You know, I made a lot of those type of notes on my last vacation... like:
<_< "Note to Self: DO NOT ever Ever EVER again think that catching an 8 foot aligator durring mating season wouldn't be much different than catching a big fish." :unsure:
:huh: "Note to Self: The next time a pilot offers to let you land the seaplane, decline."
:( "Note to Self: When the Coast Guard puts out gail force wind advisories, return the boat to it's dock, ESPECIALLY when you get the reports that other fishing vessels have been lost in the storm..." :blink:
If I had had a saltwater tank setup when I vacationed last year in FL, I could have brought home a shark, but they were just small 3 foot sand sharks and bonnethead sharks. Still had razor sharp teeth though... which my fingers unfortunately found out for me.
<_< "Note to Self: DO NOT ever Ever EVER again reach hand into shark's mouth to retrieve fishing hook" :o
You know, I made a lot of those type of notes on my last vacation... like:
<_< "Note to Self: DO NOT ever Ever EVER again think that catching an 8 foot aligator durring mating season wouldn't be much different than catching a big fish." :unsure:
:huh: "Note to Self: The next time a pilot offers to let you land the seaplane, decline."
:( "Note to Self: When the Coast Guard puts out gail force wind advisories, return the boat to it's dock, ESPECIALLY when you get the reports that other fishing vessels have been lost in the storm..." :blink:
Mitternacht - January 17, 2006 10:55 PM (GMT)
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| Don't Orca's sometimes kill sharks? |
yep. they ram into them and it causes them to explode.
bartier - February 10, 2006 05:51 AM (GMT)
lol dolphins kill sharks i think
Mitternacht - March 4, 2006 01:29 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (bartier @ Feb 10 2006, 05:51 AM) |
| lol dolphins kill sharks i think |
well, you're kinda right, Orca is just a giant Dolphin.
Sergeant Major - March 6, 2006 07:02 PM (GMT)
Do they actually explode? I just thought they got rammed til they had such severe internal bleeding that they died.
Mitternacht - March 7, 2006 12:33 AM (GMT)
yeah, they do explode! :sick:
bartier - March 7, 2006 11:05 AM (GMT)
is an orca the same thing as a killer whale?
Mitternacht - March 7, 2006 10:38 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (bartier @ Mar 7 2006, 11:05 AM) |
| is an orca the same thing as a killer whale? |
yep. and I believe they swim at around 35 mph, probably fast enough to kill one.