A hammerhead is a shark. Its head is wide and shaped like a hammer.
Look at its eyes. They are at the two ends of its wide head.
The great hammerhead is the biggest kind of hammerhead shark. Look at an adult great hammerhead. Its head has a nearly straight front edge.
A scalloped hammerhead is another kind. The front of its head has a notch. The notch is in the middle. A notch is a small dip.
Where do hammerheads live? Hammerhead sharks live in warm seas around the world.
What does a hammerhead eat? It eats fish and squid. It eats crustaceans, such as crabs.
A great hammerhead likes to eat stingrays. It also likes groupers and sea catfishes.
A mother hammerhead gives birth to live pups. Young scalloped hammerheads swim together in large schools.
Words to know
- scalloped: a hammerhead kind
- notch: small dip
- crustaceans: crabs and kin
