One great white shark in particular, however, towers over the others en route to the state’s sunny shores. His name is Contender. At nearly 14 feet long, he is the largest mature male great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean.

One of the largest male great white sharks ever recorded in the northwest Atlantic has made a splash near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

The great white shark named Contender was recently pinged off Pamplico Sound in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a popular summer vacation area. This stopover is believed to be for a feeding