Hammerhead sharks look like a fish that’s had its face flattened by a cartoon mallet and decided to just roll with it. They’re freaks of nature, haters might say, but these marine marvels are actually masters of adaptation, equipped with bizarre yet brilliant features that make them some of the ocean’s most efficient predators. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Hammerhead sharks are a group of sharks ( Sphyrnidae ) comprised of numerous species that come in all shapes and sizes. The largest species, the great hammerhead, has an average length of 4 meters (13.1 feet), while the smallest, the bonnethead shark, reaches 1.5 meters (5 feet). Despite their varying sizes, all of the species are defined by their relatively sm

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