Who Would Win? Great White Shark by BallisticBomb Feb. 2015 VS Killer Whale by Custardpie Feb. 2015
Great White Shark INTRODUCTION The great white shark is on the hunt. He is hunting a seal. The seal is old and is not as fast as he used to be. The great white shark jabs at the seal, the shark is too slow. The great white shark takes a sharp turn. Then he strikes at the seal, he scrapes the sealʼs furry body. The seal is oozing blood, then the shark bites his terrifying bite. The seal is still. The great white shark is an apex predator.
Killer Whale INTRODUCTION Splash. Something is in the water. It is black and white with white ovals and a black dorsal fin. Itʼs the killer whale, and itʼs chasing a giant squid. Thatʼs a really big tail, the giant squid says when whack he gets hit right in the face with the tail. The squid tries to get away when snap a bite goes right into his tentacle he is gushing blue blood. Four-seconds later the squid is the whales dinner yum satisfied. The killer whale is an apex predator.
Great White Shark APPEARANCE The great white shark is the biggest predatory fish on earth. They can grow up to 24 feet long and weigh as much as a small car. But the average great white is 18 feet long. They have 3 in. teeth that can tear a sealʼs flesh. They have 24 lower teeth and 26 upper teeth in each of the 7 rows of theyʼre sharp teeth. They have two eyes 1 on each side of theyʼre head so they see intruders. The great white shark has a big tail that is used for swimming fast while hunting. The sharks nose is big for smelling dead or injured animals. The shark is shaped like a big torpedo so they can swim fast.
Killer Whale APPEARANCE The killer whale is a wonderful looking animal. It is humongous. It is black and white, and it has a dorsal fin, also has a blow-hole. They have 40 big teeth, and each one is 3 inches long. It is a mammal that means its warm blooded. It can weigh between 3,000 pounds and 12,000 pounds.
Great White Shark DIET The great white shark eats a lot of food. They eat big fish, tuna, dolphins, sea turtles, whales, squid and carrion. But when they get older they prefer to eat seals and sea lions because they are easier to hunt. Young great whites eat small fish because they are faster when they are younger.
Killer Whale DIET The killer whale eats a lot of animals. It likes to snack on fish, penguins, sea lions, dolphins, sea turtles and birds. The killer whale doesnʼt like to eat humans but it will attack other whales and dolphins. The orca is a carnivore that means that they only eat meat.
Great White Shark ENEMIES AND DEFENSE The great white seems like it has no enemies but thatʼs wrong. When they are young they already have enemies such as grown up sharks and other baby sharks. Great whites are not only made for offense they are also made for defense. If another shark tried to attack it they would use theyʼre teeth to sink into the other shark. They have tiny rough teeth on theyʼre skin for defense. They can swim up to 20 miles per hour so they can swim away from other predators.
Killer Whale ENEMIES AND DEFENSE You wouldnʼt think the killer whale the top of the food chain would ever have enemies. They do. When orcas are babies, orcas arenʼt fast and they arenʼt strong. There are much bigger animals out in the ocean that will eat them. Such as smaller sharks and other predators. Orcas have a lot less enemies when they are grown up, because they can defend themself. They defend themself with their big teeth and their huge tail. Those enemies are man and pollution.
Great White Shark HABITAT The great white shark lives in every ocean. But they are more abundant on the coast of California, the southern tip of Africa, and Australia. They usually hang out and hunt in the sunlit zone 20 to 30 feet deep. They do not live in freshwater.
Killer Whale HABITAT The killer whale mainly stays in colder water. They live in places like North America, Japan, Iceland Northern Norway and close to Antarctica. They live in the sunlit zone because it is easier to hunt and breathe.
Great White Shark CONCLUSION Great whites are amazing animals. Without them the food chain would be disrupted. So hopefully great whites will live millions of years.
Killer Whale CONCLUSION Killer whales are spectacular animals. This is a animal that people need to know more about. People need to learn more about because they mean so much to the food chain.
Great White Shark RESOURCES The Truth About Great White Sharks, by Cerullo, Mary Great White Sharks, by Markle, Sandra NationalGeographickids http://kidsnationalgeographic.com NationalGeographicanmalfacts http://animalsnationalgeographic.com/animals/ Britanicaimagequest http://quest.eb.com/#/
Killer Whale RESOURCES Killer wales, by Welsbacher, Anne Killer whales, by Markle, Sandra World book online, http//worldbookonline.com/wb/products?ed National Geographic animal facts, www.nationalgeographic.com Britanica Image Quest, quest.eb.com