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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 December 2024. Family of sharks Hammerhead sharks Temporal range: Early Miocene – recent Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scalloped hammerhead Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes ...
Although potentially dangerous, the great hammerhead rarely attacks humans and can sometimes behave inquisitively toward divers. This shark is heavily fished for its large fins, [4] [5] which are valuable on the Chinese market as the main ingredient of shark fin soup. [6]
These sharks are also large, powerful predators which can be provoked simply by being in the water at the wrong time and place, but they are normally considered less dangerous to humans than the previous group. On the evening of 16 March 2009, a new addition was made to the list of sharks known to have attacked human beings.
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. ...
The great hammerhead shark is found in a variety of water depths such as shallow lagoons and coral reefs, and in deeper waters up to 984 feet. ... Their biggest threat is the human race because ...
Last year there were 57 unprovoked shark bites on humans and experts say these incidents may be increasing due to the impacts of global warming and habitat damage, writes Faiza Saqib
The smooth hammerhead is potentially dangerous to humans. As of 2008, the International Shark Attack File lists 34 attacks attributable to large hammerhead sharks, 17 of them unprovoked (none fatal). [22] However, due to the smooth hammerhead's occurrence in temperate regions where people are less likely to enter the water, it was likely ...
A shark bite was found on the right side of his body. [62] Gerbacio Solano, 40: December 3, 1952: Tiger Shark: Solano was killed by an extremely large shark described by witnesses as being in excess of 22 feet (6.7 m) while swimming from his fishing boat, setting nets, at Maile Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. [62] Arthur Barry Lyle Wilson, 17: December 7 ...