Shark Hunts: The Great Hammerhead Shark

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The Great Hammer head shark is one of many different shark species in the world. It is known mostly by its hammer shaped head that is uses in a specific way to help it hunt. This feature makes it a very dangerous predator to certain fish and other sharks. The Great Hammerhead shark has a very interesting life and I will soon learn more about it. What is life like for the Great
Hammerhead shark.
The Great Hammerhead shark hunts in places like shallow waters but it does not hunt in the shallows all of the time (1). They separate from their schools at night to become solitary hunters (2). They have smaller mouths and need to hunt prey that live on the ocean floor. That is why they hunt near the ocean floor. The shark can be found hunting in the

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