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Counterillumination reduces bites by Great White sharks

Current Biology
In the open ocean, achieving camouflage is complicated by the fact that the downwelling light is generally much brighter than the upwelling light, which means that any object, even if its ventral surface is white due to countershading, will appear as a dark silhouette when viewed from below.1,2,3 To overcome this, many marine species employ ...
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Iconic species: great white sharks, basking sharks and whale sharks

2014
Sharks are a group of ﬁshes that have captivated human attention throughout history. They comprise more than 400 species that have evolved for over 400 million years, making them one of the oldest living vertebrate groups (Compagno et al., 2004). Over their long evolutionary history, sharks have diversiﬁed to become essential components of almost ...
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Size of the Great White Shark ( Carcharodon )

Science, 1973
The maximum length of 36.5 feet (11.1 meters) attributed to the white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) by Günther and others is a mistake. Examination of the jaws and teeth of the specimen referred to by Günther and comparison with the jaws of white sharks of known length revealed a length of about 17 feet (∼5 ...
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