The great white shark is an animal that often appears in thriller movies, and there is even a series of movies in the United States called "Jaws", which shows the horror of this sea creature.
They are the super killers of the ocean, they are huge, they can weigh 2 tons as adults, they can be more than 4 meters long, and no matter what they encounter, strong curiosity will drive them to take a bite.
Their mouths have many sharp teeth that can tear apart the bodies of their prey in an instant. Therefore, when people mention great white sharks, they often use adjectives such as fierce and terrible to describe them.
The waters off Hawaii in the United States are frequent areas for great white sharks and frequent shark attacks in the world.
In April 2019, a 65-year-old female tourist was attacked by a shark while playing in the waters of Hawaii Island, and a 30-centimeter wound was bitten out of her right leg. People who play in the ocean are afraid of great white sharks, but there are some people who dare to get close to them.
Recently, divers have photographed a giant white shark in hawaiian waters, with a body length of more than 6 meters, which is one of the largest great white sharks on record, and there is no doubt that the ocean giant. Judging from how it compares to the size of the diver next to it, the giant shark can swallow an entire person in one bite.
The great white shark "deep blue" that appeared in the waters near Hawaii has been living on the earth for 50 years, and according to the age of human beings, it has entered the old age period, and at the moment when humans are increasingly serious about the ocean, it is rare to grow such a large white shark.
Generally speaking, great white sharks can grow to 1.4-6 meters after adulthood, the largest can grow to 8 meters, they have a thick trunk, a small head and tail, a shorter snout, 2 dorsal fins, and the common shark image in film and television works is the great white shark.
There are 470 species of sharks known in the world, the largest of which is the whale shark, which can grow to more than 9 meters and weigh 9 tons, and the great white shark is also one of the larger ones.
According to statistics, not all sharks will attack humans, of which there are more than 20 kinds of attacks, and great white sharks, tiger sharks, ocean-going whitetip sharks, etc. are the sharks that attack humans the most, especially the great white shark, which is one of the most ferocious sharks, and there are many records of attacking ships and attacking humans.
The great white shark is fierce, the most terrifying place is its mouth, which is covered with "killers", its teeth are triangular, huge, and the edges are finely serrated, and the number of keys is also large, which can bite prey like a saw knife.
With this mouth full of "killer weapons", the great white shark ranks among the most ferocious hunters in the ocean, and can prey on many large marine creatures such as seals, sea lions, dolphins and so on.
After a lot of movie plot rendering, many people feel chills about this creature, thinking that they will actively prey on people who fall into the water.
However, although it is difficult to believe that most sharks, including great white sharks, although ferocious and biting, do not feed on humans, that is, humans are not in their prey range. In fact, most people who regularly work with the ocean have never been bitten by a shark.
In some studies of shark habits, it has been found that sharks do not like to prey on humans, and cannibalism may be accidental.
However, in reality, there have been many incidents of great white shark bites, how can this be explained? Researchers believe that although sharks do not like to eat people, they are likely to think of humans as an intruder and attack to drive away.
For example, humans who fall into the water suddenly break into the eyes of sharks, which makes them feel very uneasy and triggers an attack. In fact, the intention of the shark to attack humans, or to attack other animals or things that do not belong to its prey, is unknown, at least not thoroughly studied at the moment, and it is definitely not simply for the purpose of hunting.
One view is that sharks have poor eyesight, and some inexperienced young sharks will mistake humans in the water for prey such as sea lions, thus triggering attacks; and experienced older sharks can be clearly distinguished, so divers dare to approach the giant great white shark, dance with it in the ocean, and even reach out to touch its fins without being attacked.
There is actually a very interesting phenomenon about shark biting, sharks are distributed in the seas of the world, but after statistical research, people have found that sharks in the Atlantic Ocean seem to be more ferocious, and bites occur more frequently than sharks in the Pacific Ocean.
For example, in 2018 alone, there were 27 shark injuries in the Atlantic Ocean of the United States, while in the Pacific Ocean, there were only 4 cases, not even a fraction of the former. Why this difference? Scientists believe that it is mainly caused by ocean currents.
The unique currents of the Atlantic Ocean shoot warm waters toward the shore, so the shallow waters along the coast attract a large number of small fish, and the more prey, naturally attract more predators.
After research, it has been found that sharks that attack humans on the Atlantic coast are mainly small sharks such as blacktip sharks, which mainly feed on small fish and are more likely to come to shallow waters. The injured sharks in the Pacific Ocean are mostly large sharks such as great white sharks, which rarely set foot in shallow waters.
Secondly, the warm waters of the Atlantic coast also attract more people to play in the sea, increasing the length of stay of people, and the probability of shark attacks is correspondingly increased.
The giant white shark found in hawaii waters this time really made us more insightful and felt the magic of nature.