[ps2id id=’3′ target=”/] Now this is a kind of shark that some might even call “cute”.

Hammerhead sharks are a unique and distinctive group of sharks that belongs to the family Sphyrnidae. The hammerhead sharksare a group of sharksthat form the family Sphyrnidae, so named for the unusual and distinctive structure of their heads, which are flattened and laterally extended into a "hammer" shape called a cephalofoil. The scalloped bonnethead (Sphyrna corona) or mallethead shark is a small shark that reaches maximum lengths of about 3 feet (1 meter). The smallest hammerhead is the bonnethead, which only grows to approximately a meter and a half long, or 5 feet. Scalloped bonnethead sharks have a head that is more rounded than some other hammerheads and is shaped more like a mallet than a hammer.

They are well known for the unique and unusual structure of their heads. These cartilaginous fishes vary in size; the small scalloped bonnethead (S. corona) measures only 90 cm (35 inches) long, whereas the great hammerhead (S. … The rest of the hammerhead species are smaller than this, averaging 4 meters long and proportionately less in terms of weight. In amazing footage shot with a drone, massive hammerhead sharks can be seen hunting a frenzy of blacktip sharks.

Hammerhead sharks, or sphyrnids, are perhaps the most distinctive and unique of all sharks. The bonnethead shark or shovelhead (Sphyrna tiburo) is a small member of the hammerhead shark genus Sphyrna, and part of the family Sphyrnidae. Most hammerhead species are placed in the genus Sphyrna, while the winghead sharkis placed in its own genus, Eusphyra. Each year, large hammerhead sharks migrate near the beaches of Florida in search of blacktip sharks.

Their heads are flattened and enlarged from the sides into a hammer-like shape known as cephalofoil.

These 6 ft long blacktip sharks are the perfect prey for the massive hammerheads, with some measuring over 14ft in length. It is an abundant species on the American littoral, is the only shark species known to display sexual dimorphism in the morphology of the head, and is the only shark species known to be omnivorous.