which usually bury themselves under the sand. The great hammerhead is the largest of the nine identified species of this shark. It can grow up to 20 feet in length and weigh up to 1,000 pounds ...

Shadowing behavior displayed by blue runner fish hiding below a sandbar shark before attacking prey. Lampione island, Central Mediterranean sea, 11 July 2022. Credit: Rocco Canella. Scientists ...

Sand tiger sharks, also known as gray nurse sharks, have a deceivingly ferocious look. They are large-bodied and display a mouthful of sharp teeth that protrude in all directions, even when the ...

The research is based on multi-year observations around Lampione Island, where a rare clustering – known as an aggregation – of sandbar sharks occurs every summer. The study, published in the journal ...

Overall, researchers found 14 species of mostly sharks and rays. Two sandbar sharks, or Carcharhinus plumbeus, caught by fishermen in the Western Visayas. Photos from Cabebe-Barnuevo, Penuela ...