* Counter-shading makes it difficult for their prey to see them
* One of the most successful predators in the world
* World's largest predatory shark/fish growing up to 6.1 metres
* Girls grow bigger than boys
* They weigh over 2000 kgs
*They have six senses: sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing and electroreception
* They can see in the day and at night and can see colour
* They don't have eyelids, but instead roll their eyes back to protect them
* Sometimes they will stick their heads out of the water which is called spyhopping
* They have the strongest smell out of all sharks and can smell one drop of blood in a million parts water
* Have taste buds inside their mouth and throat and are more fussy than other sharks like tiger sharks
* Have a lateral line made of special hair-like cells which runs from their tail to their head and can detect small water vibrations and currents
* Use their electrosense to detect the electric field given off by all living animals and can even find prey hidden under the sand
* They are sensitive to low frequency sounds as produced by struggling prey
* They can't make sound
* Deepest recorded dive was over 1200m * Can breach out of the water over 2m into the air * One of the most widely distributed sharks found in all oceans, except the polar seas * Areas with the highest concentrations are Western Cape, South Africa, South Australia, West coast USA, Guadalupe Island Mexico and New Zealand * Found near the coast and in deep oceanic waters |
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* Grow slowly only becoming mature after 10 years (males) and 15 years (females) * Live for more than 60 years * Reproduce slowly with litters of 2 - 10 baby sharks, called pups * Gestation is thought to be over 12 months * Give birth to live young (viviparous) * Each pup is between 1.2 - 1.7 meters long when it is born * There is no parental care |
* They use body language and smell to communicate with one another
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