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A hammerhead shark in shallow water. According to the International Shark Attack File, humans have been subjects of 17 documented, unprovoked attacks by hammerhead sharks within the genus Sphyrna since AD 1580. No human fatalities have been recorded. [34] Most hammerhead shark species are too small to inflict serious damage to humans. [8]
This death was officially classified as a drowning by the Broward County, Florida, medical examiner's office; however, it is listed as a fatal shark attack by the International Shark Attack File. Reichardt drowned while diving on the wreck of the Ronald B. Johnson in 270 feet (82 m) of water 2 miles (3.2 km) off Pompano Beach, Florida , while ...
According to the International Shark Attack File, humans have been subject to just 17 documented attacks by hammerhead sharks in recent history, with no human fatalities attributed to the species. ...
When considered from the shark's point of view, attacks on humans who are perceived as a threat to the shark or a competitor to its food source are all "provoked" attacks. Neither the International Shark Attack File (ISAF) nor the Global Shark Attack File (GSAF) accord casualties of air/sea disasters "provoked" or "unprovoked" status.
However, “Most hammerhead species are fairly small and are considered harmless to humans,” National Geographic says. ”Few attacks have been recorded.” ”Few attacks have been recorded.”
The attack. The attack unfolded as Carlson and her family — all avid divers — were at the Lighthouse Reef atoll in the Caribbean Sea. An experienced diver with about 20 dives under her belt ...
Great hammerhead embryos are connected to their mother by a placenta during gestation. As with other hammerhead sharks, great hammerheads are viviparous; once the developing young use up their supply of yolk, the yolk sac is transformed into a structure analogous to a mammalian placenta. Unlike most other sharks, which mate on or near the sea ...
Several species of hammerhead sharks. Mako shark. This 13-foot, 1,398-pound male white shark is tracking off South Carolina as the predators move south for the winter, OCEARCH says.