The great hammerhead shark measures about 10-14 feet in length with a massive weight estimated at 900-1,280 pounds. The great white shark, on the other hand, measures between 18 and 26 feet in ...

The great hammerhead is threatened by the shark fin trade and bycatch (unwanted fish captured as a byproduct of commercial ...

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WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a petition today urging the National Marine Fisheries Service to protect the great hammerhead shark under the Endangered Species Act. Today’s ...

New research reveals that despite decades of overfishing, shortfin mako sharks in the Atlantic still have relatively high ...

Migrating and local animals converge in the Atlantic Ocean off of South Carolina this time of year. Here’s what’s out beneath ...

great white sharks in 2005; oceanic whitetip, smooth hammerhead, scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, and porbeagle sharks, plus all species of manta rays, in 2014; and thresher and silky sharks ...

In fact it may have been in competition with the great white shark's ancestors, which evolved during the Middle Eocene (45 million years ago) from broad-toothed mako sharks. The youngest living group ...

bull shark, and great hammerhead. Scientists have discovered that juvenile great white sharks, or pups, prefer to swim in warm, shallow water near the shore. Other smaller species of sharks that ...

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Wichita’s Exploration Place science museum has opened an acclaimed new exhibit on sharks.