"Color is a power which directly influences the soul.β -Wassily Kandinsky- . β©β©β©Follow your @shark.passion for more π¦β€ . πΈ @nadia.aly.photo β’ Great hammerhead sharks are apex predators that can be found worldwide in coastal, warm waters that are roughly 68 degrees (20 degrees Celsius) or higher. Unlike scalloped hammerhead sharks, great hammerhead sharks are solitary and migrate long distances upward of 756 miles (1,200 km) alone.β β Great hammerhead sharks also have a faster growth rate than the other hammerhead species and therefore reach maturity earlier, between 5 and 9 years old. Great hammerheads mate via internal fertilization and give birth to live young β anywhere from 6 to 42 pups β once every two years. β β β Great hammerheads primarily feed on prey at the seafloor, such as stingrays, cephalopods (octopus and squid), crustaceans and other sharks. Great hammerheads have been observed using the sides of their heads to pin down their preferred meal, stingrays, while feeding on the rayβs wings. They do not hunt prey larger than stingrays. β Great hammerheads are, however, vulnerable to overfishing. They are caught incidentally and commercially targeted for their valuable fins in longline, bottom trawl, gillnet and hook-and-line fisheries. Great hammerheads are particularly threatened by the global shark fin trade because of the large size of their fins. More than 90 percent of great hammerheads die once they are captured by targeted or incidental fisheries. This high mortality rate, along with the sharkβs coastal habitat and highly valued fin, makes the great hammerhead shark endangered with extinction.β . #sharkpassion #ππ¦β€ #hammerheadshark #hammerheadsharks #hammerhead #hammerheads #greathammerhead #greathammerheads #sharkdive #savesharks #sharkdiving #shark #ilovesharks #helpsavesharks #welovesharks #discoverocean #divingphoto #savethesharks #saveoursharks #sharkwater #sharks #underwater_world_ #underwatershots #underwatershot #uwvideo #underwatervideo #lovesharks #sharkdiver #sharkcagediving #sharkcagej (at Bimini, The Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Bmv4BB4Nq/?igshid=1gk7l08447jil
