Great White Shark - St. Louis Zoo - St. Louis, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 38.172 W 090° 17.533
15S E 735686 N 4279885
ZOO IS FREE IN ST. LOUIS. The living world lobby, where you pass as you enter from the north side.
Waymark Code: WM116J5
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2019
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County of statue: St. Louis Independent City
Location of statue: The Living World, St. Louis Zoo, Forest Park, St. Louis
Artist: Cassilly
"Some of the Zoo's most whimsical sculptures were created by Cassilly -- discovery rock outside the Living World and the Giant Squid and Hammerhead shark, Great White Shark and manta ray inside The Living World, among many he has crafted over the years." ~ Google Books
"COMMON NAME: Great White Shark
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Carcharodon carcharias
TYPE: Fish
DIET: Carnivore
GROUP NAME: School, shoal
SIZE: 15 feet to more than 20 feet
WEIGHT: 2.5 tons or more
"The legendary great white shark is far more fearsome in our imaginations than in reality. As scientific research on these elusive predators increases, their image as mindless killing machines is beginning to fade." ~ National Geographic