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Great White Shark Underwater Scad Mackerel in background. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-038 request pricing	Great White Shark Attracted with the use of chum and bait in this case tuna. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-041 request pricing	Great White Shark Underwater Can reach nineteen feet or more in length. They begin life feeding on fish. Once reaching a size of about 9 to 10 feet they begin to prey on marine mammals such as seals and sea lions. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-042 request pricing	Great White Shark She is in desperate need of a facial. This is a large female with many scars and bites likely delivered by adoring males while mating. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-048 request pricing
Great White Shark with California Sea Lion Once the seals are aware of a shark they have the upper hand in the encounter. This shark ended up basically chasing in own tail in fruitless efforts to lunge after the darting seals. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-049 request pricing	Great White Shark Dorsal Fin Dorsal fin in late afternoon light. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-056 request pricing	Great White Shark Feeding Behavior Classic attack behavior is to ascend from deep water then lunge at their prey on the surface. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-058 request pricing	Yellowfin Tuna Bit Off by Great White Shark At Guadalupe Island large tuna are often bit off by Sharks before they can be landed by fisherman. This Yellowfin Tuna well into the hundred pound class was torn completely in half by a single bite from a large Great White. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-060 request pricing
Great White Shark Individuals tagged off the Baja Coast have been found to cross the Pacific nearly to Hawaii and then return each year. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-005 request pricing	Great White Shark Each individual has a unique countershading color pattern, having a dark coloration above then abruptly transitioning to white below the midline. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-006 request pricing	Great White Shark They are an incredibly successful species, examples of their fossil vertebrae have been dated to the Pliocene Age or about one-million years old. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-007 request pricing	Great White Shark Weight can range to over five thousand pounds and has been documented to have a lifespan of well over twenty years. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-008 request pricing
Great White Shark Underwater Individuals tagged off the Baja Coast have been found to cross the Pacific nearly to Hawaii and then return each year. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-009 request pricing	Great White Shark Can reach nineteen feet or more in length. They begin life feeding on fish. Once reaching a size of about 9 to 10 feet they begin to prey on marine mammals such as seals and sea lions. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-034 request pricing	Harbor Seal With Great White Shark Bite This Harbor Seal displays the classic half moon shaped wound from a shark attack. Although impossible to confirm, the White Shark is really the only predator species off California that could produce a bite of this size. species: Phoca vitulina photo-id: HAR-035 request pricing	Harbor Seal With Great White Shark Bite This Harbor Seal displays the classic half moon shaped wound from a shark attack. Although impossible to confirm, the White Shark is really the only predator species off California that could produce a bite of this size. species: Phoca vitulina photo-id: HAR-036 request pricing
Great White Shark Underwater Their genus name Carcharodon comes from the Greek words carcharos meaning ragged and odon meaning tooth. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-036 request pricing	Great White Shark with Baitfish Scad Mackerel in background. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-037 request pricing	Great White Shark They are an incredibly successful species, examples of their fossil vertebrae have been dated to the Pliocene Age or about one-million years old. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-039 request pricing	Great White Shark As much time as Ive spent in shark cages observing Great Whites its still amazing to see how they seem to materialize instantly out of the blue water background. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-040 request pricing
Great White Shark Underwater Their genus name Carcharodon comes from the Greek words carcharos meaning ragged and odon meaning tooth. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-043 request pricing	Great White Shark Can reach nineteen feet or more in length. They begin life feeding on fish. Once reaching a size of about 9 to 10 feet they begin to prey on marine mammals such as seals and sea lions. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-044 request pricing	Great White Shark Underwater Each individual has a unique countershading color pattern, having a dark coloration above then abruptly transitioning to white below the midline. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-045 request pricing	Great White Shark As much time as Ive spent in shark cages observing these animals, its still amazing to see how they seem to materialize instantly out of the blue water background. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-046 request pricing
Great White Shark Underwater They are an incredibly successful species, examples of their fossil vertebrae have been dated to the Pliocene Age or about one-million years old. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-047 request pricing	Great White Shark As much time as Ive spent in shark cages observing these animals, its still amazing to see how they seem to materialize instantly out of the blue water background. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-050 request pricing	Great White Shark Their genus name Carcharodon comes from the Greek words carcharos meaning ragged and odon meaning tooth. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-051 request pricing	Great White Shark Dorsal Fin Dorsal fin in late afternoon light. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-052 request pricing
Great White Shark Upper Lobe of Tail Upper lobe of tail showing parasitic copepods. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-053 request pricing	Great White Shark Dorsal Fin Dorsal fin in late afternoon light. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-054 request pricing	Great White Shark Swimming at the Surface Dorsal and tail fin exposed above the surface. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-055 request pricing	Great White Shark Feeding Behavior Classic attack behavior is to ascend from deep water then lunge at their prey on the surface. species: Carcharodon carcharias photo-id: SGW-057 request pricing
related blog posts Great White Shark Harbor Seal with Great White Shark Bite Yellowfin Tuna Great White Shark Bite see also - (Links to additional related material.) \| California Sea Lion \| Dolphin \| Fur Seal \| Marine Mammals \| Northern Elephant Seal \| Sea Otter \| Sharks Common to California \| \| Shortfin Mako Shark \| Whales \| species represented - (Search for all images of a given species.) Carcharodon carcharias, Phoca vitulina keywords - (Search for all images containing a specific related keyword.) Behavior, California, Copepod, Copepods, Dangerous, Man Eater, Open Ocean, Pacific, Parasite, Parasitic, Pelagic, Pinniped, Pinnipeds, Pointer, Professional California Stock, White Death external links - (Links to external reference material.) \| Discovery Channel - Great White Shark \| Encyclopedia Britannica Great White Shark \| Monterey Bay Aquarium \| National Geographic Great White Shark \| \| University of California Museum of Paleontology Great White Shark \| Wikipedia Great White Shark \|
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