Great White Shark uses Fat Stored in Liver to Make Non-Stop 2,000+ Mile Trips

by Russell Westerholm

For the first time, scientists have proved that sharks store large amounts of fat before long journeys, the Monterey Times reported.


In a study published Wednesday, Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove researchers discovered that sharks share that characteristic with many birds, whales and other creatures.

The great white shark will store fat in the liver and use it for energy as it moves along on its trek. This has been the first time any study has found sharks to be capable of doing this.

"It's fairly well described where the sharks go to, thanks to all of these tagging experiments. But everyone wants to know how they do it and why they do it," said the study's lead author, Gen Del Raye. "Using the data, we were able to find that out."

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