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Are there any great white sharks in captivity?

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There are countless theories as to why Great White Sharks have not yet been successfully bred and kept in captivity. Despite the successes of the recent five week record and previous 16 day survival of a Great White Shark in captivity, a single Great White Shark has never survived in a tank in an aquarium. read more

Basically, there are two main reasons great whites aren’t kept in captivity: it takes an insane amount of resources for the aquarium to pull; and – most importantly – the sharks die quickly outside of the oceans no matter what zookeepers do. read more

The great white shark, perhaps the most feared predator in the ocean and certainly one of its most important, is notorious for faring poorly in captivity. The first great white shark to be held in captivity was at Marineland of the Pacific in 1955, for less than a day. read more

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