The shortfin mako is the fastest shark in the ocean. It can swim in bursts as fast as forty-six miles per hour.
The whale shark is the largest shark in the sea. It can grow to be as long as sixty feet.
Hammerheads
There are nine species of hammerhead shark, including scoophead and bonnethead.
A wild hammerhead can live for twenty to thirty years.
Hammerheads live in moderate and tropical warm waters.
The largest hammerhead is the great hammerhead, which can weigh about five hundred pounds.
The eyes of the hammerhead shark, which are on each side of its head, allow the hammerhead to look around an area more quickly than other sharks. It also has special sensors across its head that help it scan for food.
Hammerheads eat stingrays, bony fish, crabs, lobsters, squid, and many other sea creatures.
DAVY OCEAN has traveled the seven seas in search of good seafaring shanties and fishy tales. He currently resides in a small fishing town that overlooks Shark Point and allows him uninterrupted access to the antics of a small community of hammerhead sharks and its fellow ocean neighbors.
AARON BLECHA is an artist who designs funny characters, animates silly cartoons, and illustrates humorous books. His work incudes illustrations for the bestselling book series George Brown, Class Clown and The Rotten Adventures of Zachary Ruthless. Originally from the United States, Aaron now lives with his family in Brighton & Hove, on the south coast of England, near the seaside.
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Originally published in 2013 in Great Britain by Templar Publishing
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