Hammerhead Shark: facts, habitat and behavior

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With its odd, hammer-shaped head and wide-set eyes, the hammerhead shark sweeps warm coasts in loose schools, using electric sensors to track rays, squid and fish. Seldom hostile to people, it is now falling fast as finning and by-catch shrink already fragile stocks.

Habitat: The Hammerhead Shark can be found in United-states-of-america, Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, Belize, Costa-rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, South-africa, Tanzania, Egypt, Saudi-arabia, Oman, India, Sri-lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Papua-new-guinea, Fiji, Australia, New-zealand, Hawaii-us, Florida-us, California-us