Great white sharks avoid the surface until they’re big enough to scare you

[Mike Wehner]

• A new study of great white sharks reveals that young sharks spend much of their time as bottom-feeders rather than hunting near the surface.
• Shark attacks on humans are rare but they do happen, so finding where the creatures hunt is vital to understanding why attacks happen.
• The researchers say that the data they gathered will help in future white shark management efforts.

When you hear the name "great white shark" it probably conjures images of Jaws chomping on surfboards and wreaking havoc on coastal communities. While it's true that great white shark attacks on humans do happen — and can be incredibly devastating when they do — a new study suggests that for a large chunk of a great white shark's life, they'd prefer to hang out near the bottom of the ocean rather than the surface.

As LiveScience reports, researchers studied the stomach contents of dozens of young great white sharks to get a better idea of where they spend their time. Based on their findings, it seems that juvenile great whites are mostly bottom feeders.

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