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Great White Shark Toy

By: Angeline Hope | 2010-11-20 | Home & Family
A great white shark toy is a surprisingly popular plush marine animal especially among young children. With its gaping mouth displaying its 'sharp' plush teeth, the great white shark toy has children both cringing in fear and clapping their hands in delight at this equally wonderful and scary stuffed animal. read more

Shark Conservation

By: Andrew Keet | 2010-10-19 | Reference & Education
Sharks are feared the world over, particularly by those that are not completely informed regarding their behaviour and motivation. However, in addition to their being magnificent and fascinating creatures, they are also vital to the continued conservation of the marine environments of the planet... read more

Great White Shark Cage Diving

By: ericshark | 2010-11-01 | Outdoors
This is possibly the greatest thrill that you will ever experience. Just imagine pulling up on the boat in 'Shark Alley', the open stretch of water between the Geyser Rock and Dyer Island off Gansbaai, South Africa. read more

Spectator Scene of Great White Sharks Hunting Seal in False Bay, South Africa

By: Eric Giguere | 2011-05-13 | Science
Great white shark is by far the most fearsome sea creature and the largest predatory fish in the world. Great sharks are well – known for their size; the largest individual is recorded to grow in 20 feet (6 meters) and weight up to 5,000 pounds (2,268 kilograms). For a long time, Seal Island in False Bay, 30km south of Cape Town is considered as the best place to watch this huge animal. This is also where scientists acknowledged that great white shark behave differently, including the highly unusual behavior of breaching than any other sites else in the world. All recent hunting observations have pointed out that great white sharks are intelligent but not indiscriminate killers. The courageous shark expert, Michael Rutzen, 40, has captured amazing scenes of a great white shark breaching in the oceans when it is hunting a smaller seal in False Bay, South Africa on Monday (May 9). The 40-year-old expert was brave enough to spot close – up pictures of sharks leaping up to 13 feet out of t read more

Stunning images of great white shark

By: John Stevens | 2010-06-09 | Photography
The great white shark is well known for its size of 6 meters in length and 2,240 kilograms in weight. Scientists report that False Bay near Cape Town, South Africa is the most ideal place to observe the seal hunting of great white sharks. From April to September every year, there are a lot of seals in False Bay, so white sharks also gather here to hunt preys. Thanks to the abundant food, these sharks only catch baby seals for better taste. Moreover, due to the less experienced baby seals, catching baby seals becomes easier. Seals which want to swim underwater must pass these shark-filled waters. Therefore, the water around the gulf is called "the ring of death". It can be seen that white shark is one of the few shark species swimming near water surface to observe their preys. Let’s discover the most stunning images of great white sharks when they are hunting seals. read more

Know More About Shark Diving in South Africa

By: Kunal A Vahalia | 2010-08-27 | Adventure Tourism
Being one of the topmost tourist destinations in the world, South Africa is known for the beauty of the myriad beaches, blue seas, mountains and the countryside. And Cape Town, Johannesburg and Sun City are the best places for your vacation. Besides, with the popular National Parks, you can enjoy wildlife safaris, wild beasts such as lion, giraffes, crocodile and deer amongst the few. Underwater d read more

Shark Attack

By: Ian Scott | 2010-01-27 | Recreation & Leisure
It seems as each summer passes there is an increase in the number of shark attacks being reported throughout the world... read more

Swimming With White Sharks in Mexico’s Coast

By: Paige Taylor | 2011-04-06 | Adventure Tourism
Great White shark is the ferocious predator in the sea which features torpedo-shaped body, a crescent-shaped tail and a pointed snout. For a long time, great white sharks have been known for being the much-feared fish and the most intelligent species on the planet. White the number of great white sharks is decreasing for being hunted by human; there are some protected best well-known areas for white sharks as California, South Africa and Australia. However, the fact indicates that the west coasts of the USA and Mexico also have great number of white sharks. Especially, the Isla Guadalupe which is located 210 miles off the coast of Mexico has been recorded for the unprecedented number of Great White sharks. Since then, numerous exceptional adventures have been offered to discover the natural life and interact with Great White sharks. read more

Great White Shark Toy

By: Angeline Hope | 2010-11-12 | Home & Family
Despite (or, perhaps because of) the fear that was instilled in beach goers following the 1975 release of 'Jaws,' great white shark toys were and still are just as popular as ever. Great white sharks fall into one of those categories, (like other 'things that go bump in the night'), in which we are inherently afraid but just can't get enough read more

Shark Stuffed Animal & Facts

By: Angeline Hope | 2010-10-29 | Home & Family
While a shark stuffed animal might not be your first choice of soft toy for your child, don't be surprised if that's the one they really want. After all, a shark stuffed animal comes complete with teeth (the plush kind) if you choose to go with the Great White species, making it all the more authentic as compared to a less imposing type of soft toy "�" a teddy bear, for example. read more

Planet Earth Dvds

By: Rick Williamson | 2010-01-29 | Nature
Discovery Channel has introduced a unique collection of DVD’s to promote the spirit of environmental friendliness among the humans. read more

Shark Diving and Great White Sharks

By: Sheena Jade Graskie | 2011-05-24 | Exercise
If you live by the ocean then there are Great White sharks close to you and you have obviously been shark diving? If not you probably will go shark diving to see the Great White sharks. Either way you either have or want to see Great White sharks either by shark diving or in an aquarium. If not, I assure you shark diving is safe and well worth the fear to see the magnificent Great White sharks. S read more

Videos of Shark Attacks

By: David H. Urmann | 2010-03-16 | Recreation & Sports
There are a numerous videos on the Internet showing shark attacks. The videos are made for different reasons. Most of the videos are real. The others are made for fictional scenes. Shark attacks are sensational incidents especially when humans are the victims. read more

Calling all Shark Divers

By: Holiday Armadillo | 2011-07-13 | Destinations
You are all crazy, crazies! But I appluad you for your daringness and this might be of interest to you in the future, happy reading... read more

Sharks: Ocean’s Predators

By: Eric Giguere | 2010-11-25 | Environmental
A huge white shark appeared grinning at the camera of BBC Wildlife Photographers while it was swimming near the coast of Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Divers swam in and out of cages 40ft under the water with the aim of taking photos of the 14 feet long shark. These great whites are known as the most dangerous predators on Earth. They have offered brave divers the chance to get up close and personal with them. The sharks were discovered last month when they migrated to feed on elephant bull seals that gathered on Guadalupe. Sharks are wild and dangerous animals therefore film producers had to find an effective way to approach them. read more