Apparently it's a bit of a mystery why Great White Sharks are *not* seen regularly in UK waters. Ideal temperatures, much like the southern oceans where they do swim, and plenty of seals and tourists to eat 🦈

#sharks #GreatWhiteSharks #Cornwall

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/discover/are-great-white-sharks-warming-to-uk-waters

Are great white sharks warming to UK waters?

Are great white sharks warming to UK waters? With climate change warming seas, experts predict we could see these endangered ocean predators closer to...

University of Plymouth
As Oceans Warm, Great White Sharks Are Overheating

Yale E360
#GreatWhiteSharks are overheating
The #sharks might also be most physiologically vulnerable to warming waters.
Several large tuna species and sharks, known as “#mesothermic” species for the way their bodies run hot, require more fuel to maintain their temperature and are thus confronting a “double jeopardy” of warming oceans and declining food, mainly from overfishing. As water temperatures climb, these species will be forced to relocate to cooler waters.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/great-white-sharks-are-overheating/
#climatechange
Great white sharks are overheating

The sharks might also be the most physiologically vulnerable to warming waters.

Ars Technica
Huge relatives of white #sharks lived earlier than thought
8m “megapredator” sharks patrolled #Australia's seas 115 million years ago
Pushes back age of earliest giant #lamniform sharks — kin to #greatwhitesharks and Otodus #megalodon — by 15 million yr
“These sharks were serious contenders, playing the role of apex predators alongside dominant megafauna such as marine reptiles,” says Mohamad Bazzi, an evolutionary biologist at Stanford University
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/relatives-great-white-tiger-sharks
https://archive.ph/7Q60c
Huge relatives of white sharks lived earlier than thought

Lamniform sharks such as great whites and tiger sharks are famous for their size. The first such giants evolved 15 million years earlier than thought.

Science News

🦈⚔️ Researchers in #Mexico's Gulf of California filmed #orcas hunting juvenile great white #sharks using a sophisticated strategy that exploits the sharks' tonic immobility response. The orcas coordinate attacks to flip sharks upside down, then harvest their energy-rich livers and share the prize among their pod, including calves.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-one-predator-in-the-ocean-instilling-terror-in-great-white-sharks

#greatwhitesharks #gulfofcalifornia #marinebiology #predators #animalbehavior #oceanlife #hunting #science #wildlife #conservation #animals

There's One Predator in The Ocean Instilling Terror in Great White Sharks

There's one beast in all the ocean that strikes terror even into the heart of the great white shark, once regarded as the most fearsome predator in the sea.

ScienceAlert

Great white sharks are perhaps the most feared predators in the ocean. But what might they fear? Probably orcas. In the Gulf of California, the killer whales have been spotted hunting young great whites by flipping them over before eating their energy-filled liver. Blech. It’s wild out there. @CBSNews has the story:

https://flip.it/qTaoHP

#Science #GreatWhiteSharks #Orcas #Animals #Ocean

Videos show killer whales flipping great white sharks and eating their livers

New research suggests that a pod in the Gulf of California specializes in hunting sharks.

In #Mexico, #KillerWhales Take Down #GreatWhiteSharks
A pod of #orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white #sharks to feast on their livers.
Scientists had previously found evidence that killer #whales prey on one of the ocean’s top predators; several years ago, white shark carcasses without livers washed ashore in South Africa. But the behavior had not been documented in Mexico until now.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/science/white-sharks-orcas.html
https://archive.ph/6i2LC
In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks

A pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white sharks to feast on their livers.

The New York Times
Why Great White Sharks’ DNA Doesn’t Add Up

Great white sharks hold a baffling genetic puzzle: uniform nuclear DNA but divided mitochondrial DNA that defies migration and evolution theories. White sharks show a striking mismatch between the DNA inside their cell nuclei and the DNA within their mitochondria. For years, scientists believed this could be explained by the way great whites migrate. A [...]

Pure Science News

#GREATWHITESHARKS

The conical, serrated teeth of great whites allow them to easily tear through the muscle and bone of marine mammals.

The decline of great white sharks is causing significant disruptions in marine ecosystems. Discover the cascading effects and why conservation is crucial. #GreatWhiteSharks #MarineEcosystems #Conservation

https://geekoo.news/disruption-in-marine-ecosystems-following-great-white-shark-decline/

Disruption in Marine Ecosystems Following Great White Shark Decline | Geekoo

New research reveals how the disappearance of great white sharks destabilizes marine ecosystems and threatens vulnerable species like African penguins.

Geekoo