it is not a whale. it is a shark. why the name came abt, i dont know.is it the biggest shark. its mouth alone can be up to 1.5m in length. it does look ghastly doesnt it…
Hammerhead Shark
you know, the hammerhead shark is a very unique species. their head gives them away. its as if their head has been hammered. their eyes are on the 2 ends of the head. their nose almost spans the middle head.
all sharks navigate through electrosensory organs. thats how they know where to swim, where they have swam before, where their preys are….
but in a Hammerhead shark, this electrosensory organs are spread all across its flat, elongated head. because of this, they are highly sensitive to electric fields. such that they can even detect prey that is buried. its like a metal detector, that can scan the ground.
of course, this means that they usually swim closer to the ground.
and their cool head can also act as a propelling feature.
cool eh….
Kai En
September 24, 2007 at 5:16 pm
cher , since you like bio and all those animals arh , you can help me go research on this fish called the Black ghost knifefish can?
misspegasus
September 25, 2007 at 2:11 pm
such an interesting name! ok, i’ll go find out abt its lifestyle if you try to find info on its diet? ive already got some info… will post over the weekend ok…
Kaien
September 25, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Black ghost knifefish will eats carnivore pellets and fishes of smaller size. This fish very cool one. XD
allie
April 7, 2009 at 5:23 am
wow! i never saw a hammer head from that point of view.
Luca
May 5, 2009 at 4:36 am
WOW AMAZING
ariel
May 6, 2009 at 12:19 am
that’s a big shark. WOW!