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Hammerhead shark

A head like a hammer

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The story for kids

This is the hammerhead shark. Its head looks like a hammer, and its eyes are at the two ends. That way it can see all around really well, and it finds rays hiding under the sand.

Facts

  • Its eyes are at both ends of its hammer-shaped head, so it can see all around.
  • With its head it "hears" stingrays hiding under the sand.
  • By day they swim in large groups.

Numbers

Size
~4 m
Eats
Stingrays, fish

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