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23foot long great white
Sighting of toothy giant stuns 2 local fishermen
BY GLENN SMITH
Of The Post and Courier Staff
When a pair of fins broke the ocean's surface about 14 feet apart,
Mark Beasenburg thought he was seeing two sunfish at play in the
waters off Charleston's coast.
It wasn't until the fins moved closer to his boat that Beasenburg
realized they were attached to the same fish, what appeared to
be a monstrous great white shark at least 23 feet long.
THE GREAT WHITE
AVERAGE SIZE: Between 12 and 16 feet long, but they can grow
longer than 20 feet.
MAXIMUM WEIGHT: More than 7,000 pounds.
GROWTH RATE: 25-30 cm per year.
NUMBER OF TEETH: About 3,000, arranged in several rows.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Carcharodon carcharias, which is derived from
carcharos meaning "ragged" and odon meaning "tooth."
DIET: Mostly of fish (lingcod, salmon, and tuna), squid, other
sharks, cetaceans (dolphins and whales), and pinnipeds (seals
and sea lions). They also show a preference for carcasses,
especially large whales.
TYPICAL LIFESPAN: No one knows for sure.
SPEED: About 15 mph
more...
www.charleston.net/storie...hark.shtml
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