How Fast Is Great White Shark?

Great whites cruise at 40 km/h and burst to 55. Their sense of smell is extraordinarily acute, and they famously leap completely out of the water to ambush seals from below — a hunting tactic called 'breaching'.

Great white sharks are warm-blooded — they keep their core body temperature 7-10°C above the surrounding water, allowing burst speeds in cold seas.

• 8× faster than Michael Phelps
• Leap completely out of the water