Hammerhead shark mystery solved (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

By Jody Bourton
Earth News reporter

Why do hammerhead sharks have such a famously strange-shaped head?

One hypothesis is that having eyes on either side of such a wide 'hammer' allows the sharks to see better.

But even this idea divides scientific opinion, as researchers argue over whether the hammerhead design makes it more or less difficult to see.

The mystery may now be solved by a study showing that a hammerhead gives sharks outstanding binocular vision and an ability to see through 360 degrees.

The finding is published in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8376000/8376740.stm

[opihimoimoi]

1. They are suspected of using the shape to find prey by electromagamy

they can find crabs and shit under the sandy bethnic zone....

[ashling]

3. They eat shit?

who knew? Sort of like when the dog finds cat turds in the cat litterbox?

:rofl:

[nashville_brook]

4. wouldn't that be coprophagia -- :)

:evilgrin:

[jaksavage]

5. Isn't that eating its own

tootsies?

[wtmusic]

2. Solved?

How unscientific.