Friday, July 17, 2009
hammerheads
The Hammerhead shark has a head similar to a hammer. There are several types of hammerhead sharks including the scoophead , the bonnethead , and the smalleye hammerhead.They have diffrent names because there heads have diffrent small details. The hammerheads evolved during the mid-tertiary period.They mate once a year producing 30-50 pups. They range in size from .9 - 6m. Their head is thought to help them find food . It also aids in sharp turns so they7 don't lose stability. Sometimes, they form schools of about 100 hammerheads. They are thought to be bottom feeders. They are vertabrates. Found by warm coastlines and continental shelves.
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