Hammerhead Shark
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Hammerhead Shark Behaviour

Hammerhead Shark behaviour – Hunting

Because of its sensitivity the hammerhead shark is perfectly suited for hunting hidden prey on the bottom of the continental shelf. The stingray is considered to be one of the hammerheads favourite preys and it has a kind of special way attacking it. Once a stingray is located the hammerhead will pull its large head down, nailing the stingray to the ocean floor, and then take a healthy bite out of the stingray’s wing and then swim off in order to make another surprise run. This will continue until the stingray is eaten or is able to hide in a place where the hammerhead shark can not reach it.

Hammerhead Shark behaviour – Migrating

The hammerhead prefer to stay in warm waters, both inshore and out on the continental shelf, but does not like when the waters become too hot to handle. The hammerhead shark behaviour will tell it to start travelling towards cooler waters and as they do, other hammerhead sharks will join up. Once the waters start to get too cold, the hammerhead sharks will move back into their old waters.

Hammerhead Shark behaviour – Grouping

The hammerhead has long been believed to be a predator that hunts alone but the truth is a little more complicated than that. The hammerhead shark behaviour pattern generally suggests that it hunts alone but during daytime they are known to form smaller schools of hammerhead sharks in order to hunt more effectively. These schools will disperse when night falls and might never be reconstructed. When migrating the hammerhead sharks tend to form enormous schools which also disperse once the end destination is reached.

Hammerhead Shark behaviour – Mating

The hammerhead sharks behaviour while mating is quite violent compared to normal human standards. The make hammerhead shark chooses a female to mate with and will then continuously bite the female until she succumbs into mating with him. The hammerhead sharks carry their young on the inside and once they are born they are left to fend for their own. A single hammerhead shark can give birth to about 40 youngsters and the gestation period is 10 to 12 months.