Great white shark oor Afrikaans

Great white shark

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Witdoodshaai

great white shark

naamwoord

A large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans that feeds on fish and marine mammals.

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witdoodshai

Carcharodon carcharias

voorbeelde

So is the great white shark.
So ook die witdoodshaai.

They were about to surface when a great white shark rushed at the woman.
Hulle was op die punt om na die oppervlak te swem toe ’n witdoodshaai op die vrou afgepyl het.

Tracking the Great White Shark
Op die spoor van die witdoodshaai

With its 3,000 formidable teeth, the great white shark is perhaps the most frightening carnivorous fish.
Met sy 3 000 vlymskerp tande is die witdoodshaai moontlik die skrikwekkendste vleisetende vis.

Great white shark
Witdoodshaai

The Great White Shark—Under Attack
Die witdoodshaai—in gevaar

But either a sperm whale or a great white shark could.
Maar ’n potvis of ’n groot blouhaai kan.

But that doesn’t change the great white shark.
Maar dit verander nie die witdoodshaai nie.

Though it is called the great white shark, only its underside is white or pale.
Hoewel hy die witdoodshaai genoem word, is net sy onderkant wit of bleek.

The largest carnivorous fish in the world, the great white shark is perhaps more frightening to humans than any other living thing.
Die grootste vleisetende vis ter wêreld, die witdoodshaai, is moontlik die lewende wese waarvoor mense die heel bangste is.

“The largest white sharks accurately measured,” says the book Great White Shark, “range between 19 and 21 feet [5.8 and 6.4 meters].”
“Die grootste witdoodshaaie wat al akkuraat gemeet kon word”, sê die boek Great White Shark, “wissel tussen 19 en 21 voet [5,8 en 6,4 m].”

“The largest predatory fish, the great white shark, has been tracked by satellite and found to migrate thousands of miles across open ocean,” says The Daily Telegraph of London.
“Die grootste roofvis, die witdoodshaai, is met behulp van satelliete gevolg, en daar is gevind dat hulle duisende myle oor die oop see migreer”, sê The Daily Telegraph van Londen.

Overnight the white shark became evil incarnate, and “whole gaggles of trophy hunters raced to see who among them would be first to display the head or the jaws of the maneater over the fireplace,” says the book Great White Shark.
Oornag het die witdoodshaai die boosheid self geword, en “groot getalle trofeejagters het meegeding om te sien wie eerste die kop of kake van die mensvreter bokant die kaggel sou vertoon”, sê die boek Great White Shark.

Longevity: It is difficult to determine the longevity of most shark species, but the aggressive great white (below) is estimated to live to the age of 60.
Lewensduur: Dit is moeilik om die lewensduur van die meeste haaispesies vas te stel, maar die aggressiewe witdoodshaai (hieronder) kan volgens skatting tot die ouderdom van 60 lewe.

He concluded: “In pondering all of our experiences with the white shark, I was continually struck by the great gulf between what the public imagines the creature to be and what we saw it to be.”
Hy het tot hierdie gevolgtrekking gekom: “Wanneer ek oor al ons ondervindinge met die witdoodshaai nadink, word ek elke keer getref deur die groot kloof tussen die publiek se siening van die dier en wat ons van hom gesien het.”