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Great white sharks
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Victims of myth and

mankind’s myopia,
discover the truth behind

the hunting habits of
these colossal killers

Older seals know what lies in the murky depths of the
ocean. They keep watch from the rocks, looking for tell-

tale signs of danger – a flash of fin or a tail – but even the

world’s largest predatory fish can go undetected if it lurks
just a few metres below the surface. It’s tough to conceal
the immense size of a fully grown adult great white shark,
but the low-light conditions of the ocean depths and
the grey body that blends in with the rocky reef habitat
helps its cause. Its infamous name comes from its white
underbelly, which will be on full display soon enough.
When the great white senses an opening, it forgoes
stealth for full-blown ambush mode. Torpedoing vertically
through the water at fin-tastic speeds of up to

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