What Do Hammerhead Eat?
Great Hammerheads Primarily Feed on Prey at the Seafloor, Such as Stingrays, Cephalopods (Octopus and Squid), Crustaceans and Other Sharks. Great Hammerheads...
Great hammerheads primarily feed on prey at the seafloor, such as stingrays, cephalopods (octopus and squid), crustaceans and other sharks. Great hammerheads have been observed using the sides of their heads to pin down their preferred meal, stingrays, while feeding on the ray's wings.
Can a hammerhead eat a human?
Relationship with Humans
Hammerhead fins are considered a delicacy in many countries. ... Attacks on humans are extremely rare. Only 3 of the 9 Hammerhead species (Great, Scalloped, and Smooth Hammerheads) have ever attacked a human. The vast majority of the time, these sharks are safe for divers in open waters.
Do hammerhead sharks eat sharks?
Hammerhead sharks
Most hammerhead species live in warm temperate and tropical coastal waters. They eat other sharks, squid, octopuses, and crustaceans. ... This means hammerheads usually locate prey more effectively than many other kinds of sharks.
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