Hammer+head+shark

Animals common name - Hammerhead shark

Animals scientific name - Sphyma mokarran

Type of Animal - Fish

Habitat - Great hammerheads inhabit shallow reefs and are found at moderate depths offshore in all tropical waters worldwide. They can sometimes can be found in water less then 1m deep.

Range - This shark can be found in the western and eastern North Atlantic and in the Indian ocean.

Physical characteristics - Hammerhead sharks have a fin in their front head to help them swim faster.

Diet - Hammerhead sharks eat a variety of fish and shellfish. On rare occasions,the great hammerhead has attacked human beings.

Behaviors and adaptations - Hammerheads use their wide heads to attack stingrays, pinning the winged fish against the sea floor. (http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/hammerhead-shark.html)

Reproduction - The smooth hammerhead shark is distributed worldwide.They occur in all warm temperate waters but are rare in tropical waters.

Relationship to people - It is used in research. Nothing els. Don't want to mess with those animals ;)

History - Unknown

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