Hammerhead
Shark silhouettes overhead as seen from the Ocean Voyager tunnel at the Georgia Aquarium. The eyes and nostrils of the sharks are located at both ends of the "hammer" (called a cephalofoil in biological terms). The odd hammerhead shape acts as an additional set of fins for better maneuverability and probably also helps with locating prey as the wide position of the eyes gives these animals improved binocular vision and a 360 degree view of everything above and below them as well. These sharks eat pretty much anything, including cannibalizing their own young, but stingrays are a particular favorite and often you find sharks with stingray barbs embedded around their face.
Hammerhead
Shark silhouettes overhead as seen from the Ocean Voyager tunnel at the Georgia Aquarium. The eyes and nostrils of the sharks are located at both ends of the "hammer" (called a cephalofoil in biological terms). The odd hammerhead shape acts as an additional set of fins for better maneuverability and probably also helps with locating prey as the wide position of the eyes gives these animals improved binocular vision and a 360 degree view of everything above and below them as well. These sharks eat pretty much anything, including cannibalizing their own young, but stingrays are a particular favorite and often you find sharks with stingray barbs embedded around their face.