3. These large predatory marine fish reside in
almost every ocean.Did you know great white
sharks can detect a single drop of blood in
25 gallons of water(100 liters).They can even
Detect tiny traces of blood up to three miles
(5 kilometers) away.Their size is relative
To a school bus.These majestic predatory
Animals are somewhat threatened by whales
and us humans for food and medicine.Its
Average weight is 5000 lbs.
4. Its average length
Is 15 ft (4.6m)to 20 ft (6
m).They have
slate gray bodies to blend with
the rocky
Coastal sea floor.These are
highly adapted
predators with several rows of
triangular
teeth and a extremely
spectacular sense of
smell to detect their prey in
exceedingly
deep sea waters.They have
streamlined bodies
with very strong tails that can
jet them
through water with speeds as
fast as 15 miles
Per hour(24 kilometers).
5. These sharks have as many as three-
hundred teeth in the
Several rows of teeth.These
predators even have organs
that sense the electro-magnetic
fields made by animals/
fish. These giant carnivores prey
includes sea lions,seals,sea turtles
and last but not least the
whales.Their scientific name is the
Carcharodon Carcharias.
6. The great white sharks new habitat
Would be Antartica.This would be a
Good because there are plenty of
fish and penguins.
7. My adapted animal’s name is
the Great Ice Barrage.
This will be its name because of its way of
hiding.
8. The adaptations it will go through are:
Fur, it will need this because of the freezing
temperatures of the water of Antartica.
A change of color to hide from their predators
and camoflage to catch their prey.
9. Some more adaptations it will need are:
Lungs,to come ashore and hunt for prey.
Blubber, to keep warm while in snowstorms and
Below freezing temperatures.
10. The Last 5th and 6th adaptations are:
More fins to keep up with penguins speeding away from
To actually be a match for a penguin”s speed and
agility in water.
and last but not least a bigger dorsal fin to
Have more speed to get away from predators like
“killer” orca whales.
11. I got my info from these web sites.
National Geographic.com
Marinebio.org
Arkive.org
Animalplanet.com
This was brought to you by Krzysztof Kaniewski
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