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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Report writing Great white shark



A great white shark is one of the deadliest animal in the sea, the scientific name for the great white is Carcharodon carcharias.The great white is a cousin to the megalodon and also member of the mackerel shark
Appearance
A great white is one of the largest sharks in the ocean.A great white female are longer and bigger than a male,a males starting size is 3.5 and when it's full grown its 4 m,But a is longer than that a female starting at 4.5 up to 6.4 m thats big.They can weigh up to 2 or even 3  metric tons in weight (that’s over 6,500 pounds)! That’s one big fish.A great white shark Sense of Smell is just as awesome as the mouth, that they have the ability to smell a single drop of blood in 25 gal (100 L) of water.

Habitat
A great white shark love the coastal areas in all oceans from all over the world.Great white shark lives on the outskirts of water shore,sometimes they stray into the deep ocean and are even found in depths of 1,000 meters or more.But the great white preferred the water temperature is from  15 and 24 °C 59 and 75 °F so most of the time they stay in the shallow water near the surface.

Hunting/ Diet
A great white teeths can be devastating.A single large bite from a great white can be fatal,when a great white shark is young they feed on smaller prey such as fish and stingray.As a great white is grown they feed more exclusively on  marine mammals, such as sea lions, seals and small whales. A great whites are smart hunters,they use specific strategies to catch their prey such as surprising from below. They preferred prey is a seal but they also seem to like sea lions and some species of dolphins they mostly like humpback dolphins.   
The population of a great white shark is 3,500  individuals, this make the species more vulnerable to extinction than the tiger, whose population is in the same range. Meaning that the great white are not endangered yet.

Kia ora my name is Raharuhi This is my report writing about great white shark. I've been working on my organisation.I choose a great white shark because a great white shark is really interesting.what I found hard writing in my own words and what found easy was find the information.My next step is to try make my learning look interesting by putting photos or videos.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Raharuhi, I'm Sachary from St. Patricks School and I'm just here to tell you that I really like your writing about The Great White Sharks! You really put tons of effort into it and has some very good and interesting facts and information about Great White Sharks, Well that's all, See ya!

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