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Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped heads?

  • Written by Gavin Naylor, Director of Florida Program for Shark Research, University of Florida
Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped heads?A great hammerhead shark's two eyes can be 3 feet apart on opposite sides of its skull.Ken Kiefer 2/Image Source via Getty ImagesWhy do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped heads?

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