Watch a Great White Shark Extend Its Jaw and Roll Back Its Eyes as It Lunges to Bite

When you think of marine predators, sharks are probably what comes to mind first. One of the most deadly is the great white shark, which has been recognized as the largest predatory fish! Great whites are known for their speed, strength, and aggressive demeanor.

Watch below as this great white shark extends its jaw and contorts its body to get in a bite of some food! 

Watch the Great White Here!

To start, the great white shark is seen swimming toward the camera with its mouth wide open. After getting fairly close, the shark dives down into the water, and the camera follows to show it circling the area. After a few moments, a large piece of meat is seen hanging from a crane that is attached to a boat; likely acting as bait for the large beast. 

With another attack, the shark lunges at the meat, contorting its body and latching on. As it holds on tighter, the shark extends its jaw to an unthinkable size. Likewise, it begins to roll its eyes back while trying to take more bites from the meat. The clip ends by showing the shark detaching from the meat and swimming away, likely planning his next attack on the bait! 

Great White Shark Lifespan 

Great whites have a fairly long lifespan. Until around 2014, most scientists thought that they only lived for around 25 to 30 years, but they were wrong! They can live almost twice as long, with an average lifespan of 40 to 70 years. 

Great whites can also grow fairly long, with a top length of around 20 feet. Females tend to be slightly longer, with an average length of 15-16 feet, whiles males are shorter with an average length of 11-13 feet. 

Unfortunately, many sharks don’t reach these top age and length measurements due to external factors such as:

• Overfishing of their prey species 
• Hunting by humans 
• Being hunted by killer whales and other apex predators 
• Pollution
• Urbanization
• Climate change 

With that said, there are also cases of sharks reaching these top sizes, or even exceeding them. For instance, a shark named Deep Blue was documented to be around 20-21 feet long in Mexico. 

Due to the ever-swimming nature of sharks, these measurements for Deep Blue were done through footage and photography, which means they could also be slightly off. Nevertheless, Deep Blue is a testament that some sharks can grow to staggering sizes! 

Are Great White Sharks Apex Predators? 

As mentioned before, great whites are considered to be apex predators, which means they are at the top of their food chain. Keep in mind, they are still susceptible to other animals hunting them down, which is one of the main factors in maintaining their populations. 

There are only a few other animals that are capable of hunting down great whites. The most common include killer whales, other great white sharks, and humans!