The maximum size of the White shark?

[Fighter Club]

People follow the science and the numerous marine biologists who have.

I have never seen a Tyrannosaurus rex in the wild but thanks to decades of research by palaeontologists on the great Maniraptoran theropod I like to think many now know an awful lot about it (and many others).

I see, so you're simply going off things that you have read.
Don't get me wrong my arthropod friend, I too have a passion for marine biology & paleontology, and I've spent a lot of time on the ocean as a commercial fisherman and doing whale watch tours. I have first hand experience with encounters with both GW's, Orcas, & more, plus I live right in the middle of the "red triangle".

The ocean ecosystem is pretty complex, for example the Orca considered the wolf of the sea, hunting down everything in packs, can be easily dispersed when the bull Humpbacks come around, and won't be back for weeks after the bulls leave. Sounds odd being Humpbacks don't even have teeth, but they do it. They swim up to the Orcas and sing really loud in their ears, tail slap them, and rake them with their barnacle crusted fins, causing bloody abrasions that attract sharks to them. I've seen it first hand.

I love your enthusiasm bro, keep learning this stuff.
and If you're ever near the coast, go on a whale watch tour, you won't regret it.

[Anomalocaris]

Well read papers and seen on quality documentaries.

Not remotely the same as your real life experiences I know.

You are a very lucky bloke.

I knew that about Humpbacks it's truly remarkable, I am still waiting for the new research on Otodus megalodon to come out, apparently it has been upsized yet again.

Funnily enough along with rex they are the only prehistoric apex predators that keep getting estimated larger as time goes along, everything else gets downsized eventually.

BTW send Diana over - the poor girl looks a bit cold!

[Dakuwaqa]

Not as big as the one in jaws

They’re a cool fish

**** orcas

[Anomalocaris]

Not as big as the one in jaws

They’re a cool fish

**** orcas

The model shark in Jaws was 7.3m, the record modern Whites appear to be around 7m (MALTA was measured at 7.14m by John Abela although it's still not accepted by some).

In the 1920's off Turkey two massive sharks were caught that were stated to be 8m long and the estimated weight of 4,500 kg is actually proportional for a White shark of that length.

Some massive bite marks on whales also suggest the possibility of this size.

The very biggest sharks may spend the vast amount of their time in the deep open ocean anyway.

Those off the coasts may be relatively small.

[IceTrayDaGang]

Orcas kill S*erm Whales as well plus they are pack hunters. Apex predators sometimes kill other apex predators, tigers on bears, crocs on lions etc.

The natural world is not a video game.

Despite the endless fanboy orca bull*hit online recently there has never been a documented a attack on a fully mature female of 5.5 -7m.

Two adult bulls (Port and Starboard) killing sub-adults is not that impressive to me, neither is all the hype about an adult female orca killing a 2.5 metre juvenile White.

Orcas are lucky the Mega-toothed sharks, Livyaten, the largest Mosasaurs, Pliosaurs and the recently discovered supergiant macro- predatory Ichthyosaurs are still not around.

what do you mean? there's documentary on great white sharks getting murked... there's a doc on youtube where great white sharks have been fleeing away from their usual hunting spot from fear of orcas!!! great white sharks are literally fleeing away from their main hunting spot in fear of orcas!!!

the 2nd bolded, them fools went extinct because they couldnt keep up with the food chain... mega sharks would have been lunch for orcas also... remember orcas hunts in packs....

[Anomalocaris]

what do you mean? there's documentary on great white sharks getting murked... there's a doc on youtube where great white sharks have been fleeing away from their usual hunting spot from fear of orcas!!! great white sharks are literally fleeing away from their main hunting spot in fear of orcas!!!

the 2nd bolded, them fools went extinct because they couldnt keep up with the food chain... mega sharks would have been lunch for orcas also... remember orcas hunts in packs....

Fanboy.

'Fools' - oh dear.

I could not give a flying **** from one 'documentary' from Sharkweek.

Grow up and leaen some basic ocean ecology.

Orcas only grew more than 5m after the Megatooths and macro-predatory ***** whales became extinct.

Cry me a river.

[IceTrayDaGang]

Fanboy.

'Fools' - oh dear.

I could not give a flying **** from one 'documentary' from Sharkweek.

Grow up and leaen some basic ocean ecology.

Orcas only grew more than 5m after the Megatooths and macro-predatory ***** whales became extinct.

Cry me a river.

bruh... what are you doing here?? you are in your feelings because i said great whites are preys to orcas!! YOU are the fanboy! lol

[Anomalocaris]

bruh... what are you doing here?? you are in your feelings because i said great whites are preys to orcas!! YOU are the fanboy! lol

Bruh?

Yeah.

[IceTrayDaGang]

Bruh?

Yeah.

sorry ma'am.. better?

[IceTrayDaGang]

Bruh?

Yeah.

look, when i was in the 3rd grade, great white sharks were my favorite.... but once i found out they are scared shiiietless of orcas, i started to view great whites differently.. if you are still a fan of great whites, that's cool. no hard feelings but dont come at me disrespectful bruh.