Scientists very rarely get access to most sharks, the development of their young or the nursery grounds where they grow. So ...

Now, the hammerhead has that really unusual head. Everybody remembers that head. So, when there is one of these defensive bites, victims can identify the shark quite easily. Whereas if it's just a ...

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The great hammerhead is the biggest of the sharks ... The characteristic hammers on the shark's head probably have several functions. They are used to pick up the electrical signatures of their ...

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 ...