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Great white sharks have around 300 triangular, serrated teeth arranged in rows like a conveyor belt, with teeth at the back continuously moving forward to replace those at the front. In juveniles the teeth are elongated and pointed, becoming broader and more serrated in adults as their diet shifts from fish to marine mammals.
Female great white sharks mature at 15-16 feet and weigh between 1,000 and 1,900 kilograms; males mature at 11-13 feet and 680-1,000 kilograms. A 2014 study of catch records in the northwest Pacific found the longest reliably measured specimen to be 6.02 meters and the heaviest to be 2,530 kilograms.
Great white sharks are among the ocean's longest-distance travelers. One tracked individual covered 20,000 kilometers between South Africa and Australia's northwestern coast in under nine months. In the northeastern Pacific, white sharks migrate seasonally between the US and Mexican coasts and the offshore White Shark Cafe, halfway to Hawaii.
As of 2024, there are 351 documented unprovoked bites on humans by great white sharks since 1580, of which 59 resulted in death. White sharks do not appear to find humans suitable as prey; researchers debate whether bites reflect mistaken identity, curiosity, or exploratory behavior.
A 2025 study estimated a minimum global population of roughly 5,800 great white sharks, though co-author Gavin Naylor suggested the actual figure may be closer to 20,000. The IUCN assessed the species as vulnerable worldwide in 2018, citing a population decline of 30-49% since approximately 1859.
Orcas prey on great white sharks primarily to consume their energy-rich livers. Around South Africa, orcas typically hunt in groups of two to six, flipping sharks belly-up to induce tonic immobility before extracting the liver. The first recorded orca predation on a white shark occurred at the Farallon Islands in 1997.