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Stingrays are a particular favorite. The reproductive process is still quite a mystery in the scientific communities. Hammerhead sharks or sphyrnids are perhaps the most distinctive and unique of all sharks.

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Hammerhead sharks are unmistakable they have a unique hammer or shovel shaped head. Hammerhead sharks eat a large range of prey such as fish including other sharks squid octopus and crustaceans. Great hammerhead sharks are apex predators and can be found worldwide in coastal warm waters that are 68 degrees 20 degrees celsius or higher. It is shaped like a hammer which is where the shark gets its name. Of all sharks the hammerhead has the oddest looking head.

Most hammerhead species live in warm temperate and tropical coastal waters. Hammerhead shark family sphyrnidae any of 10 shark species belonging to the genera sphyrna 9 species and eusphyrna 1 species which are characterized by a flattened hammer or shovel shaped head or cephalofoil. It doesn t have to be shark week for great shark footage in florida. A hammerhead shark is any of the ten species that make up the sphyrnidae family. Studies are currently ongoing to learn more about this amazing animal.

These schools do not remain together overnight however as hunting is solitary. These sharks are often found swimming along the bottom of the ocean stalking their prey. Hammerhead sharks are viviparous which means pups grow inside the female shark similar to humans. Eusphyra and sphyrna the first with one species and the latter with the remaining nine. Unlike scalloped hammerhead sharks great hammerhead sharks are solitary and migrate long distances upward of 756 miles 1 200 km alone.

These sharks reside in oceans worldwide particularly in warm waters and near the coast. Hammerheads are a family of sharks that are known for their oddly shaped heads. A stunning new video shared online tuesday watch below shows a giant hammerhead shark hunting blacktip sharks just off the beach. Many hammerhead sharkslive in warm waters fairly close to shore although most of them are not considered much danger to humans. The great hammerhead is the largest of the nine identified species of this shark.

It s on the prowl in human wading territory but this buffet should be off limits to anyone who hasn t grown gills and sharp teeth. This family belongs to the order carcharhiniformes and has two genera. Unlike most sharks many species of hammerheads are social and swim in schools during the day. They eat other sharks squid octopuses and crustaceans. It can grow up to 20 feet in length and weigh up to 1 000 pounds although smaller sizes are more common.

Unlike humans the mother gives birth to 20 to 50 live pups at once. Unlike humans the mother gives birth to 20 to 50 live pups at once. It s on the prowl in human wading territory but this buffet should be off limits to anyone who hasn t grown gills and sharp teeth. These sharks reside in oceans worldwide particularly in warm waters and near the coast. These schools do not remain together overnight however as hunting is solitary.

It can grow up to 20 feet in length and weigh up to 1 000 pounds although smaller sizes are more common. Most hammerhead species live in warm temperate and tropical coastal waters. Hammerhead sharks are unmistakable they have a unique hammer or shovel shaped head.


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