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they are very big weighing upon 1,700 lbs and the primary coler is white
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∙ 12y agoBecause it is big (great) and its underside is slightly bleached in color, giving it a two-tone coloration that aids in camouflaging it from its prey.
The Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is one of the largest and fiercest of sharks, and has attacked humans and animals in relatively shallow water along the US coasts.
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∙ 10y agoIt's name comes from it's size and because it's a white shark. Also nice to know is that it's very rare for a human to be injured or killed by the great white shark. If they go close to the group were the people are, they're usually just there to mate with another great white shark.
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∙ 8y agoThe word "Shark" comes from the German word shurke, which means villain or rebel.
Of course they are not really evil man eaters like many of the myths and media say. Besides, they named them centuries ago. What do they know. I heard there was no tv back then.
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∙ 14y agoThere underneath belly is white that you can see it in the dark also its whites shark there is in the ocean so far as they seen.
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∙ 12y agothey are very big weighing upon 1,700 lbs and the primary coler is white
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∙ 12y agothe shark is a WHITE shark and that's what they wanted to name it
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∙ 12y agoThey are the same size as whales, and they are extremely gentle.
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∙ 12y agobecause they are called great "white" sharks and they are deadly and pretty much eat everything in their path :)
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Why are whale shark called whale shark?
they are called sand sharks specifically because they are camouflaged with sand and hunt on the seafloor and hide by digging slightly in the sand and not moving at all.
Why are whale sharks called whale shark?
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a shark, which is a fish. It should not be confused with a whale, which is a mammal.Whale sharks have this common name only because they are the largest living sharks in today's oceans.
What are whale sharks family?
In the whale sharks family there are other whale sharks and other sharks
Is a whale shark a bird or a whale?
Whale Sharks are sharks
Is a whale shark a hybrid?
No, whale sharks are not hybrid. They are a species of shark. The reason they are called whale sharks is because they are so large, measuring up to fifty feet long.
What is the whale sharks sister shark called?
basking shark
Are killer whale a mammal?
Um...they're called whales aren't they? All whales are mammals...except for whale sharks, they're sharks (fish). :) beep!
What do Whale sharks Basking sharks and Mega Sharks eat?
They eat sub species like plankton, And it is called a megamouth shark.
Why are whale sharks sharks not whales?
1) Whales are mammals and do not have gills, they come to the surface to breathe.2) Whale Sharks have gills and as other sharks receive oxygen through the water.3) Whales sharks have the same cartilaginous skeleton structure as other sharksTthe reason its called WHALE shark is because it is the largest of all the sharks, and as whales are the currently biggest mammals on the earth it only seems appropriate.No. it isn't a reptile.
Are whale sharks warm or coldblooded?
Whale sharks - like the majority of sharks - are cold blooded.
Are whale sharks rare?
yes. Whale sharks are very rare.
Are whale sharks aggressive?
No, Whale Sharks are docile filter-feeders.
