Hammerhead Sharks: Beauty, not a Beast

Hammerhead sharks are some of the most elegant, elusive, endangered and highly adaptive predators in our oceans today. Lining their hammers, or “cephalofoil,” are tiny gel-filled pores called ampullae that help detect prey. The hammerhead has more than most sharks because they tend to hunt camouflaged prey like stingrays. The largest of the hammers is the Great Hammerhead (Sphyrna mokkaran) that can reach lengths of 20 feet and grow up to 1000 lbs.

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