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Hammerhead Sharks
Hammerhead sharks are named after the strange and distinctive structure of their heads, which are flattened and hammer-shaped. This group of sharks can be found worldwide, most especially in warmer waters along the coastlines.
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Why hammerheads have been overfished?
Hammerheads are one of the medium sized species of sharks, which make them an easy target for fishermen. Their fins are a delicacy. As a result of overfishing, hammerhead numbers have fallen drastically in many of their habitats. Fishermen usually cut off their fins and toss the remainder of the fish into the sea to die a horrible death. Loss of habitat is another danger to these sharks. Because of widespread uncontrolled hunting, hammerheads are considered an "endangered" species. Unless hunting them is stopped soon, these species may become extinct very soon.
How hammerhead shark are born?
A baby hammerhead.
A better exclamation would be...a shark's reproductive cycle is INTERNAL FERTILIZATION, the male trasfers it to the female by his modified pelvic fins called CLASPERS. The female then in some species of sharks then lay very yolky eggs after the fertilizition and eventually hatch as miniature versions of the adults.
What sharks come close to shore in Galveston beach?
Yes there are sharks. The most common to see are Bull sharks, but there are all types. Galevston's water is the water from the Gulf of Mexcio meaning there should be all types of sharks. Dont be scared just follow the same rules as you would at any other beach. No shiny swimsuiets, jewlery, ect. and not to much splashing. Be careful to stay in waist to chin deep waters.
How much does a 7 foot hammerhead shark weight?
There are 9 known species of Hammerhead Sharks and their size ranges from 0.9 to 6 meters (3 to 20 feet) in length. They weigh between 500 to 1000 pounds. They are usually light gray in color with a white belly. They can be distinctly recognized using their flat hammer like head. Hammerheads are one of the medium sized shark species.
Does the Lemon shark attack humans?
no they aren't. i have even swam with lemon, reef and nurse sharks in the bahamas. I was snorkeling and loads of sharks came and they don't do anything. Everybody was scared but i think that the sharks were even more scared!!! The really dangerous sharks are tiger and the great white sharks.
I will leave your original response above which opens with a falsehood.
While I am sure that it is not your intent, the facts are, that Lemons can be
dangerous to humans and there are recorded "unprovoked attacks" every year.
I have had a good deal of experience with sharks as a Divemaster, APNEA diver
and a film professional.
I was attacked in the Turks and Caicos by an 8-9ft Lemon and was only saved
by the intervention of a very special Dolphin named JoJo.
Nurse sharks will even attack if provoked. I have witnessed folks with less than sound judgement, being bitten by nurse sharks that were being tampered with.
Reef sharks (white tip, black tip) both can be very dangerous to humans, especially in frenzy
(they are now commonly chummed into frenzy as part of a really ill conceived events known as "shark dives")as they are incredibly fast and increase in numbers rapidly when blood is sensed in the water.
Arguably, the most dangerous shark is really the Bull Shark. While one can be killed by a sizable Great White "tasting" them by the sheer damage done by the massive teeth and jaws,
the Bull Shark has the highest concentration of testosterone known in nature.
I have been charged and attacked by them a few times and was able to fend them off.
They are super territorial and extremely aggressive.
I would call you lucky or fortunate at best.
Most shark attacks occur in 1-3 ft of water within 15 ft of the beach.
yes hammerhead shark meat is very poisonous. if you eat it you will start to throw up blood and your eyes will burn. And after 10 hours of not being treated you will die.
What do angel sharks do to protect themselves?
Angel sharks hunt by brurryi ng them self's in the sand to hunt
Which shark that looks like a saw?
the saw shark. It looks like a saw because of its long pointy snout. It looks more like a chainsaw.
What continent do hammerhead sharks live in?
Sharks, tiger or otherwise, do not live on continents, they live in the ocean. The tiger shark's habitat is usually close to coastal areas in tropical and sub-tropical waters.
See the related link below for a map showing the range of tiger sharks.
What type of body covering does an organism in the class Chondrichthyes have?
An organism in the class chondrichthyes has a shiny gloss of nutrition on it.
What are hammerheads birth size?
Hammerhead shark pups are about 50 cm. at birth.
Why do you want to know?
The largest shark ever to live was megalodon, Upto 67 ft long.
Do hammerhead sharks eat vegetation?
Only in the Northern parts of the South East stretch of the Indian ocean found near Egypt has this ever been recorded. This is due to the fact that these Sphyrna lewini, or more commonly known as Scalloped hammerhead sharks (the specie of hammerhead sharks found in these waters) have been forced to eat the vegetation in these parts of the world attributed to the reality that most of the fish that use to thrive in these waters have migrated to some parts of the Indian ocean near the coast of West Morocco. Leaving these sharks with no other source of food, although there are still some Protoreaster linckii, also known as the Red-knobbed starfish that frequently fall victim to these shark's ruthless, yet strategically planned, attacks. These poor creatures are number 17 on the WWF list of endangered species.
Do hammerhead sharks hunt alone?
Hammerhead sharks gather in large shoals during the day, then hunt alone at night. so i would say no
Can you eat the hammerhead shark?
We know of eigth different hammerhead shark species, at least.
They go from less than a metre long for smaller species, to more than 6 metres for the Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran).
All hammerheads are active predators on stingrays, any bony fish, squid, octopus in a less extend, crabs, lobsters, other smaller sharks and, particulary aggressive and dangerous, the Great hammerhead may even feed on other great hammerheads (including their own pups after giving birth, for all hammerhead species have viviparous type reproduction).
