Facts about Great White Shark Hunting Techniques

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   Vision plays a key role in the final moments of a great white shark's attack, as the shark rolls its eyes back protectively just before impact.

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   The lateral line system allows great white sharks to detect pressure waves and vibrations produced by struggling prey from considerable distances.

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   Smell is a primary hunting sense for great white sharks, which can detect blood in the water at concentrations as low as one part per million.

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   Electroreception through sensory organs called the ampullae of Lorenzini allows great white sharks to detect the faint electrical fields produced by prey hiding in sand or murky water.

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   Great white sharks often attack prey from below at high speed, a technique called breaching, which can launch them completely out of the water.

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