Do Great White Sharks Grow Forever?

How did this 20-foot-long (6 meters) great white Internet sensation become such a behemoth? Named Deep Blue, the female shark made a colossal impression in video clips shared on Facebook by shark researcher Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, director of Pelagios-Kakunjá A.C., a nonprofit organization that focuses on sharks and other open-water species. Even though great white females are typically larger than males, they average just 15 to 16 feet (just under 5 m) in length.