21st century skills library 4 Unusual Sharks chapter 1 Many strange and amazing creatures call the ocean home With a wide flat head and round eyes on each side the hammerhead shark can be counted as one of the strangest Its unusual shape may help it swim better see farther and find food more quickly There are nine species of hammerhead sharks though more species may still be undiscovered Most are named for the shape of their heads The winghead has a head shaped like airplane wings The bonnethead also known as the shovelhead has a head like a round shovel Other
exploring our oceans 5 look again Does the hammerhead look different from other sharks you know How so What features are different from other sharks you think of A hammerhead shark is easily recognized by its head shape
21st century skills library 6 species include the scoophead the scalloped hammerhead the mallethead and the smooth hammerhead Some hammerheads are named for other features The great hammerhead is the largest of the hammerhead sharks The smalleye hammerhead has the smallest eyes People don’t have to dive too deep in the ocean to find these unusual fish Most hammerheads prefer to swim in shallow waters close to shore They can also be seen around continental shelves and coral reefs Some are deeper swimmers however swimming as far as 1,000 feet 305 m below the surface As tropical sharks hammerheads prefer warmer water and different species can be found all over the world There are hammerheads in the Atlantic Ocean the Pacific Ocean the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea They can be found from North Carolina to Uruguay from Great Britain to South Africa and from Japan to Australia
exploring our oceans 7 South America North America Africa Europe Australia Asia RANGE OF HAMMERHEAD SHARK ARCTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN ATLANTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN range map Hammerhead sharks are found mostly along coasts
