Great White Shark Anatomy 

Here we take a closer look at the external and internal anatomy of the Great White Shark. This shark pictured below is more than likely a juvenile as there are no apparent signs of scaring that you would expect to see on a mature female. During mating the male sharks' sink their teeth deep into the upper body structure of the females to hold on during this savage yet natural event.

All articles and information within this section have been researched and compiled by Paul Morris of Dive Planet NZ

Great Whites Sharks Jaw

Here we look at the jaw and teeth of the Great White Shark. The Great White shark has a floating jaw bone that extends out of its mouth when it goe's in for the kill while the lower jaw holds the prey in place. Close up pictures and diagrams show the workings of this ioncredible structure.

Great White Sharks Jaw

Great White Sharks Teeth

Looking here at the great white shark teeth you can see how easy it would be for them to tear and slice a carcass apart, as they are double-sided.....When the great white Shark goes in to attack the upper jaw will burst forwards exposing all....

Great White Sharks Teeth 

Great White Sharks Muscle Structure

Here we look at the muscle structure that is the driving force of this mighty predator along with the brain that controls this formidable weaponary of the Great White shark. These sharks are not mindless killers as they are made out to be by the media. In fact they are quite the opposite as they are curious thinkers that would sooner leave an area hungry than come out on the losing end.

Great White Sharks Muscle Structure

Great Whites Liver

The Great Whites liver of an adult is big enough to cover the bonet of your average family car. Here we look at the vital part the liver plays in the makeup of this shark. They depend on thier liver to aid in multiple roles like providing buoyancy as sharks do not have float bladders like other fish species.

Great White Sharks Liver

What Do Great White Sharks Eat

The diet of the this shark may surprise you as they feast mainly on Tuna, Whales, and Seals. Great whites eat other marine species as well but they are not interested in tghe taste of human flesh as this would be like most of us eating a lemon. It just doe's not do it for us or provide enough substance to keep us going.

What Do Great White Sharks Eat

Great White Shark Reproduction

Great White Shark Pictures

This shot I took was from a juviniel Great White shark that was three metres in length. The shark was caught in a net by accident. The autopsy was carried out by Clinton Duffy of Doc and National Geographic, Ultimate Shark

This shows the multiple filaments of the gills in a Great White shark. These filaments were very smooth and there were hundreds top and bottom that filter the oxygen out of the water.

This photo shows the liver of a Great White shark that has been pulled back exposing the huge stomach underneath. Notice how the liver is nice and pink, this indicates that this shark was very healthy. The shark has two liver lobes and in a fully mature shark each lobe can be big enough to cover the bonnet of a standard family sized car.

This photo shows the two main muscles that run the entire length of the shark with the cartiage in the centre. The Great white has two types of muscle here being Red Muscle and White Muscle. The Red muscle is for endurance whereas the white muscle at the end nearing the tail hock provides short bursts of power.

This works very much like you would expect pistons to in a car, when one fires a burst of power the other is pulling back and so on.

You can see that in the spine of the Great White there is two main arteries and another two either side pumping oxygenated blood down to the tail (Caudal Fin)