The Great White Pointer shark is perhaps better known simply as �Jaws� in the famed 1976 Hollywood movie. It gets its name for its white belly, and not for frightening human to a white sheen of pale be it in the sea or in the cinemas. Of all the rare places that they are found in the world, they have to be found in abundance- again in Australia, mate, especially in South Australian waters (e.g. off Port Lincoln). They can grow to more 20 ft. long, with some sightings claiming in the 30 ft range. Stories have been told by fishermen in South Australia of them ramming small boats, just like in the movies. Nevertheless, for all their �killing power� (they have been deemed the perfect predator or killing machine), you are more likely to be struck by lightning or in a airplane crash. They have remained and survived unchanged for millions of years. For all their grace and power and manifest menace, Great White Sharks are remarkably fragile and misunderstood by humans, especially due to the �bad press� in the movies. Peter Benchley, the original author of �Jaws�, says that he would not have, on hindsight after 25 years, written his novel in the way that portrayed them as monsters, and is now an active campaigner in the preservation of the Great White shark.