The heaviest great hammerhead shark ever recorded weighed a whopping 1280 pounds.” The great hammerhead shark is found in a ...

Why aren't we alarmed? Because these are small scalloped hammerheads, not the larger great hammerhead. Even this species is feared far more than it deserves. Plus, these scalloped hammerheads are ...

Scalloped hammerhead sharks off the Kona coast of the Big Island of Hawai'i. Image may only be used with appropriate caption and credit.

Juvenile scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...

These majestic sharks gather in their hundreds at huge volcanic seamounts that project out of the seabed. They come here to be cleaned and to find a mate, circling the seamount in a sort of ...

A series of photographs taken by witness Bob Goodman capture the 11-minute struggle a group of fishermen had with a shark off ...

A 61-year-old man surfing at Waiehu Beach Park in Maui was bitten in the early hours of Nov. 1, Maui fire and rescue ...

At particular risk is the scalloped hammerhead shark, whose young swim mostly in shallow waters along shores all over the world to avoid predators. This species will be listed on the World ...

A scalloped hammerhead cruises past a school of steel pompano, endemic to islands in the eastern tropical Pacific. Fluctuations in water temperature increase the growth of barnacles on rocks and ...

The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science on Thursday, found scalloped hammerhead sharks are able to conserve their body temperature while diving over 2,500 feet under the surface ...

Scalloped hammerheads on the move. NOVA: Are there any reports of hammerheads attacking humans? Klimley: Yes. The U.S. Navy, in fact, once considered the hammerhead the third most dangerous ...

The scalloped hammerhead is one of the bigger of the species. However, they are hard to misidentify because of the multiple notches on their flat, narrow heads, making them look like scallop shells.