Presented by Krzysztof Kaniewski

Whats for Dinner?

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.

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).

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.

The great white sharks new habitat Would be Antartica.This would be a Good because there are plenty of fish and penguins.

My adapted animal’s name is the Great Ice Barrage. This will be its name because of its way of hiding.

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.

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.

The Last 5 th and 6 th 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.

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 And these websites assisting him.