Hammerhead shark in Nature Books

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One of the world's experts on hammerhead sharks, marine biologist Pete Klimley is fighting the stereotype of sharks as primitive and vicious killers. In fact, hammerheads exhibit some remarkably sophisticated social behaviors, including their schooling in the hundreds at underwater seamounts in the Pacific Ocean.<BR> To tell the story of these incredible animals, author Ken Mallory talked with Pete Klimley and then traveled to tiny Cocos Island, 330 miles off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. There, he had the chance of a lifetime to see these awe-inspiring animals up close.

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One of the world's experts on hammerhead sharks, Pete Klimley is fighting the stereotype of sharks as primitive and vicious killers. In fact, hammerheads exhibit some remarkably sophisticated social behaviors, including their schooling in the hundreds at underwater seamounts in the Pacific Ocean.<BR> To tell the story of these incredible and endangered animals, author Ken Mallory talked with Pete Klimley and then traveled to tiny Cocos Island, 330 miles off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Then he joined a NOVA film-making team which was on location to document the undersea life surrounding the "Island of the Sharks" for an IMAX movie. It was the chance of a lifetime to see these awe-inspiring animals up close. What scientists learn about how these sharks live may help preserve them for centuries to come.

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Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the hammerhead shark.

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Briefly describes the appearance, habitat, behavior, senses, and life cycle of the three main kinds of hammerhead sharks.

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Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the hammerhead shark.