Young scalloped hammerhead shark on a blue background with light streaks.

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Hammerhead sharks are consummate predators that use their oddly shaped heads to improve their ability to find prey. Their wide-set eyes give them a better visual range than most other sharks. And by spreading their highly specialized sensory organs over their wide, mallet-shaped head, they can more thoroughly scan the ocean for food.

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Size: 5999px × 3999px
Location: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, Ca
Photo credit: © Randy Stiefer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, aquarium, carnivore, cephalofoil, conservation, eating, endangered, fish, gills, hammerhead, kidney-headed, lewini, nature, predator, salt, sea, shark, southern, species, sphyrna, tropical, water, wildlife, zygaena