TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 A Fierce Creature 4 CHAPTER 2 Largest Predatory Fish 10 CHAPTER 3 Made to Hunt 16 CHAPTER 4 From Pup to Predator 22 CHAPTER 5 Threats 26 THINK ABOUT IT 30 LEARN MORE 31 GLOSSARY 32 INDEX 32
21st century skills library 4 A Fierce Creature chapter 1 Early one August morning a surfer sat on his board with his legs dangling over the sides He was scanning the California horizon for the next set of waves Suddenly he noticed his board had stopped bobbing in the current He looked down To his horror he saw a great white shark biting his board Its head was almost 3 feet 0 9 m across The shark had surfaced so quietly the surfer had not heard or seen anything The surfer flung himself off the board The water was just up to his shoulders when he touched the ocean floor He was about to start racing
exploring our oceans 5 The great white shark is a huge predator in the ocean
