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ABCs of Great White Sharks

By: 

Christine Urbina 

and 

Mrs. Cardelle's Kindergarten Class

Aa

Apex Predator

The great white shark is an apex predator, 

meaning it has no natural predators

2

"I like sharks because 

they are enormous" 

Hailey

3

Great whites can swim fast and leap out of the 

water when they are catching prey. This is 

called a breach.

Bb

Breach

4

Cc

Carnivorous

Great white sharks are carnivorous. They eat fish, 

seals, sea otters, sea turtles, seabirds

5

"Sharks eat fish" Robert

6

Dd

Cage Diving

People dive under water in cages to get close to and 

see great white sharks

7

"I like sharks because they are nice"

Jan Daniel

8

Ee

Endangered

In 2013, great white sharks were added to 

California's Endangered Species Act, their population 

in the North Pacific being fewer than 340

9

Ff

Fins

Great whites have 3 major fins: dorsal (the one that 

sticks out at the top), pectoral (on the sides), and 

caudal (tail fin)

10

"I like sharks because they are cool" Antonella

11

Sharks breathe through gills, but they can only 

breathe while swimming so they cannot stop 

swimming.

Gg

Gills

12

Hh

Habitat

Their habitats are mainly coastal and offshore waters

13

14

Ii

Intelligent

Studies have revealed that sharks remember, 

learn from experiene, communicate and 

interact with others of their own kind.

15

Jj

Jaws

Jaws is a famous movie that depicted the great 

white shark as a "man-eater"

16

Nina

17

Kk

Killers

Great Whites are seen as killers but they only 

mistake humans for food

18

Ll

Large

The great white shark is the largest aggressive, meat-

eating shark, averaging about 15 ft, weighing about 

5,000 lbs 

19

Jonathan

20

Mm

Migration

Great white sharks have been tagged and tracked 

swimming long distances -- one was tracked from 

south Africa to Australia and back

21

Nn

Finding Nemo

A well known great white shark is Bruce from the 

movie "Finding Nemo"

22

Sophia R

23

Oo

Old

Sharks are older than dinosaurs and their 

ancestry dates back to 400 million years 

24

Pp

Pups

Pups (baby sharks) immediately swim away from 

their mother after they are born

25

Priscilla

26

Qq

Quick

Their torpedo shape is built for speed, they 

can swim up to 35 miles per hour

27

Rr

Roll

Great whites roll their eyes back for protection 

because they don't have eyelids 

28

"I like sharks because they are awesome"

Kathleen

29

Ss

Spy-hopping

Great white sharks hold their body vertically and 

expose their head out of the water, presumably to 

look around. This is called "spy-hopping"

30

Great whites have rows of serrated teeth. When they 

chew food they move their head side to side and their 

teeth work like a saw.

Tt

Teeth

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