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Photos of the Great White shark over the water surface and under water, in front of Dyer island, a place, where world-wide the White shark can be best observed.

Out of nowhere it emerges noiselessly from the depths, and the sight of the triangular backfin causes panic, wherever it is seen. For humans, the attack of a shark seems to be the worst nightmare and the most feared natural threat at all. If the name of the Great White is mentioned, it is usually immediately associated with its open scary mouth, lunging at an unsuspecting swimmer – just as the film shark. But is this reality?

Long ago, scientists refuted the horror attacks shown in the movie “Jaws“,

as well as the randomly man-eating beast. But the “monster with the murderer’s image“ is mercilessly hunted all the same – for the ego and because of hatred. “Jaws“ and the shark hatred resulting from it have shown a disastrous effect, and the existence of the White Sharks is threatened. It is uncertain if the populations of the Great White will ever recover. In an unprecedented hounding, the Great White Shark was eliminated so dramatically, that nowadays some scientists hold the view that the Great White Shark is already biologically extinct.

Despite the prohibition of fishing in the main ranges, the Great White Shark is still hunted. To get a realistic impression of shark attacks, you can obtain information in the Internet from the following address:

"International Shark Attack File" http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/ISAF/ISAF.htm

Of 50 to 100 accidents with sharks every year worldwide, 5 to 15 have fatal consequences.

In the USA, every year more people are killed by dogs than in the past 100 years by White Sharks. Sharks are wild animals, and a Great White Shark can certainly become dangerous to the human, but it is by no means a man-eater. If it is not too late yet, the ruler of the sea can only survive if he is protected globally.

Peter Benchley, the author of the book “Jaws” is now fighting for the protection of the “Great Whites“ (Carcharodon carcharias) and speaks of “exquisite creatures of the evolution“. “I am an animal-rights activist”, he says, “and I would not be able to write such a book nowadays”.

Sharks have already existed in the oceans for 400 million years, and it is us, the

humans, who hunt these fascinating animals unscrupulously, until they are eradicated. Further detail information on sharks:



The American Elasmobranch Societe

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Organizations/aes/aes.htm

or the Shark Foundation www.shark.ch



Biological Profile



Carcharodon carcharias
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species








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Great White Shark intensive contact
Great White Shark intensive contact

Great White shark- a seal´s eye view
Great White shark- a seal´s eye view

A nightmare: Great White Shark a shade from the depth
A nightmare: Great White Shark a shade from the depth

Biting Great White Shark
Biting Great White Shark

Great White Shark ascending to the ocean surface
Great White Shark ascending to the ocean surface

Great White Shark in front of the underwater bait
Great White Shark in front of the underwater bait

Throat of the Great White shark
Throat of the Great White shark

Beautiful, elegant, fascinating: The Great White Shark
Beautiful, elegant, fascinating: The Great White Shark

A very beautiful, majestic animal: The Great White Shark
A very beautiful, majestic animal: The Great White Shark

Great white shark - a myth
Great white shark - a myth

Great White Shark – one of the sea’s most impressive predators
Great White Shark – one of the sea’s most impressive predators

An impressive Great White Shark gliding through the water
An impressive Great White Shark gliding through the water

Impressive top predator Great White Shark
Impressive top predator Great White Shark

Fascination Great White Shark
Fascination Great White Shark

Surface hunter Great White Shark
Surface hunter Great White Shark

Great White Shark underwater portrait
Great White Shark underwater portrait

The white shark staring at its prey
The white shark staring at its prey

Great White Shark – one of the sea’s most impressive predators
Great White Shark – one of the sea’s most impressive predators

Great White Shark - successful predator
Great White Shark - successful predator

Mysterious predator Great White Shark
Mysterious predator Great White Shark

Great White Shark searching for prey
Great White Shark searching for prey

Great White Shark near the water surface
Great White Shark near the water surface

White shark hunting a few metres beneath the ocean surface
White shark hunting a few metres beneath the ocean surface

Fascinating creature of the seas: The Great White Shark
Fascinating creature of the seas: The Great White Shark

Great White shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Great White shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Great White Shark - a very efficient predator
Great White Shark - a very efficient predator

A white shark ascending to the ocean surface
A white shark ascending to the ocean surface

Great White Shark swimming towards the light
Great White Shark swimming towards the light

Throat of the Great White shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Throat of the Great White shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

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