More Hammerhead Sharks!
The Georgia Aquarium now has three great hammerhead sharks in the Ocean Voyager exhibit, built by The Home Depot. This is the largest display of great hammerhead sharks anywhere in North America! Click on the image below to watch a video of the hammers in action!
The Aquarium just added two new hammerheads to join the male hammer that was already in Ocean Voyager. These two sharks were collected Autumn 2008 from waters around the Florida Keys. The new female is 89 lbs. and 6 ft. 7 in. long and the new male is 44 lbs. and about 5 ft. long. The larger male has been at the Aquarium since 2005 and weighs 220 lbs. and is 9 ft. long!
Join us in welcoming the Aquarium’s newest members!
The Georgia Aquarium now has three great hammerhead sharks in the Ocean Voyager exhibit, built by The Home Depot. This is the largest display of great hammerhead sharks anywhere in North America! Click on the image below to watch a video of the hammers in action!
The Aquarium just added two new hammerheads to join the male hammer that was already in Ocean Voyager. These two sharks were collected Autumn 2008 from waters around the Florida Keys. The new female is 89 lbs. and 6 ft. 7 in. long and the new male is 44 lbs. and about 5 ft. long. The larger male has been at the Aquarium since 2005 and weighs 220 lbs. and is 9 ft. long!
Join us in welcoming the Aquarium’s newest members!
- The great hammerhead shark is found in warm tropical waters worldwide.
- The “hammer” appears to function as a second set of pectoral fins, probably giving the hammerhead greater maneuverability.
- The great hammerhead shark is the largest of the nine known species of hammerhead sharks. The maximum recorded length for this shark is 19.68 feet.
- This shark moves forward with the straightforward intensity of a rushing truck.
- The hammerhead shark gives birth to live young. Their heads are so flexible at birth, the lobes fold against the body to ease their way out of the birth passage.
Full Fact Sheet
- The great hammerhead shark is found in warm tropical waters worldwide.
- The “hammer” appears to function as a second set of pectoral fins, probably giving the hammerhead greater maneuverability.
- The great hammerhead shark is the largest of the nine known species of hammerhead sharks. The maximum recorded length for this shark is 19.68 feet.
- This shark moves forward with the straightforward intensity of a rushing truck.
- The hammerhead shark gives birth to live young. Their heads are so flexible at birth, the lobes fold against the body to ease their way out of the birth passage.
