Great White Shark vs Hammerhead Shark Great White

Great White Shark vs. Hammerhead Shark

Great White Shark • Great White Sharks are the largest predatory fish in the sea. • The Great White Shark lives for about 25 years. • In one year, a single Great White Shark consumes about 11 tons of food. • Great White Sharks rarely attack people and when they do, it is because they mistake the person for their usual seal prey. • Some scientists believe there are less than 10, 000 Great White Sharks in the entire world.

Hammerhead Shark • Found in temperate and tropical waters, far off shore and near shorelines. • Hammerhead sharks use their oddly shaped heads to improve their ability to find prey. • There are nine identified species of hammerhead sharks. • Hammerhead sharks live to be the ages of 20 to 30 years old. • Hammerhead sharks grow to be 13 to 20 feet.

Comparing the Two • Neither the Great White Shark nor the Hammerhead shark attack people. If they do, it’s because they mistake them for their prey. • Both the Hammerhead Shark and the Great White Shark are born with 12 -20 siblings. • Both the Hammerhead Shark and the Great White Shark are at high risk of extinction.

Contrasting the Two • The Hammerhead shark has a long slender head, with wide set eyes. While the Great White Shark, has a more round and narrow head. • The Great White Shark feeds on seals, whereas the Hammerhead shark prefers stingrays, groupers, and catfish. • The Great White Shark is larger in size, in comparison to the Hammerhead.

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Sources • http: //sharkfacts. org/great-white-shark-facts/ • http: //kids. nationalgeographic. com/kids/anim als/creaturefeature/great-white-shark/ • http: //www. the-shark-side-oflife. com/hammerhead-shark. html • http: //www. sharks. org/species/145 -greathammerhead-shark. html • http: //animals. nationalgeographic. com/anima ls/fish/hammerhead-shark/