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Great White Sharks(Carcharodon carcharias) Movement- They swim at 25mph, but when attacking they swim at 35mph. Food- They get their food by chewing food with over a thousand razor sharp teeth. Their pray includes fish, other sharks, sea lions, seals, sea birds, small whales, dead whales, turtules, porpoises, and carrion. Mature- Great Whites usually mature into adulthood when they are nine years old. Growth- They grow 25 to 30 centimeters a year and can grow up to 4 to 5 meters, which is 12 to 16 feet. Adaption- They live in warm waters. Great Whites also live costal and off shores in the Pacific Ocean. They are large sized animals and eat varities of animals. Reproduction- A female Great White Shark can have 7 to 9 pups, and gestation takes up to 14 months  Classification-﻿ Kingdom- Anamila   Phylum- Chrodara   Class- Chonodrichthyes   Order- Lamniformes   Family- Lamnidae   Genus- Charcharodon   Species- Carcharias   ﻿Males and Females- There is only one difference between males and females which is size. Females are typically larger than males. Family(Lamnidae)  ﻿   Characteristics of the Lamnidae are that the body is torpedo shaped, large gill openings teeth large, and relatively few teeth in the front. Four Examples in the family are the Great White Shark, Sand Tiger, Basking Shark, and the Megatooth  Shark (which is extinct.) Source: [|www.05news.com] Source: [|www.orca-diveclub-carboverd.com]