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Sharks

© Thinkstock 4 WHITETIP SHARK

Carcharhinus longimanus
Lifespan Up to 19 years
Adult weight 90kg (200lbs)
Conservation status

VULNERABLE

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GREAT WHITE SHARK
> Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias
Lifespan 70 years
Adult weight 1,900kg
LOCATION: Global (4,188lbs)
Conservation status © Thinkstock
This is the biggest species of predatory fish
on the planet. They like cool, coastal water
and like to feast on marine mammals and VULNERABLE
sea turtles.

3 > Tiger shark

LOCATION: Tropical coasts

These generalist feeders will eat > Oceanic whitetip shark
practically anything. Stomach LOCATION: Tropical and temperate ocean
contents found by scientists include
clams, stingrays, seals, squid, sea This fearsome shark is opportunistic and unpredictable. They
snakes, birds and old car tyres. are said to be the first predators on the scene of a sinking ship.

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TIGER SHARK MAKO SHARK > Mako shark
Galeocerdo cuvier Isurus oxyrinchus
Lifespan 27 years Lifespan Up to 32 years
Adult weight Up to 630kg Adult weight 60-135kg LOCATION: Tropical and
(1,390lbs) (132-298lbs) temperate ocean
Conservation status Conservation status
The fastest sharks in the sea
swim at 32 kilometres (20 miles)
© Getty at alarming speed.
NEAR THREATENED ENDANGERED per hour. They tackle titanic tuna © Thinkstock

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