Great White Sharks

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I picked the aquatic biome; home to the predator that can smell one drop of blood 3 miles away, the predator that can sense the tiniest bit of blood in 25 gallons of water. The second biggest predatory fish in the ocean after the Killer Whale. The Great White Shark might be one of the most feared animals in the ocean and the world.

Although it is said that the U.S and Australia are the most shark infested countries in the world Great Whites are of course found in other parts of the world as well. Great White Sharks are found in different parts of the world like Mexico, California, South Africa, and Australia. In Mexico places like Guadalajara is tropical and is where Great White’s are usually spotted. In California there are many different

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