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How do hammerhead sharks hunt?

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The Mako Shark, is the fastest shark in the Ocean. It is also one of the dangerous Sharks, that has been known to attack man. All Sharks, have different sets of Teeth, some to Cut into they prey, and chop it up. From time to time, Sharks loose teeth naturally. Its prey are Tuna, and shoals of Fish, as its tremendously fast, it has no problems catching up with fast fish, where it lunges at them to split up the Showl. The Mako Sharks and others, in the Water, are known to attack, by demonstrating the behaviour of moving its head from left to right and fins up and down. Most sharks attack Blind and a membrane comes accross the eye when it goes in for the kill to protect it. It is known to leap out of the Water, and attack small Fishing Boats. The Thresher Shark, is also known to leap out of the water, there are no reports of attacks. It hits the Water with its long tail. The Thresher, is a shark of the Meditteranean, and is reduced in numbers.

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Hammerhead Sharks are carnivorous predators. They feed on a variety of fish, squid, octopus etc. They usually swim along the bottom of the ocean stalking their prey. They use their unique hammer shape head as a weapon. They use their head to pin down Sting Rays (their favorite prey) and eat them when they are weak or in shock. They use similar tactics to attack other prey species like Octopus or Squids.

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They bite it. Same as any other fish.

They DO use their sword to injure it's prey. It does this by shaking its head back and forth quickly.

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a hammerhead shark catches it food by sneaking up on its pray.

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