Great White Shark
vs.
Hammerhead Shark
Great White Shark
• Great White Sharks are the largest predatory fish in the
sea.
• The Great White Shark lives for about 25 years.
• In one year, a single Great White Shark consumes
about 11 tons of food.
• Great White Sharks rarely attack people and when they
do, it is because they mistake the person for their usual
seal prey.
• Some scientists believe there are less than 10,000
Great White Sharks in the entire world.
Hammerhead Shark
• Found in temperate and tropical waters, far
off shore and near shorelines.
• Hammerhead sharks use their oddly shaped
heads to improve their ability to find prey.
• There are nine identified species of
hammerhead sharks.
• Hammerhead sharks live to be the ages of 20
to 30 years old.
• Hammerhead sharks grow to be 13 to 20 feet.
Comparing the Two
• Neither the Great White Shark nor the
Hammerhead shark attack people. If they do,
it’s because they mistake them for their prey.
• Both the Hammerhead Shark and the Great
White Shark are born with 12-20 siblings.
• Both the Hammerhead Shark and the Great
White Shark are at high risk of extinction.
Contrasting the Two
• The Hammerhead shark has a long slender
head, with wide set eyes. While the Great
White Shark, has a more round and narrow
head.
• The Great White Shark feeds on seals,
whereas the Hammerhead shark prefers
stingrays, groupers, and catfish.
• The Great White Shark is larger in size, in
comparison to the Hammerhead.
Fish are Friends Not Food
Sources
• http://sharkfacts.org/great-white-shark-facts/
• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/anim
als/creaturefeature/great-white-shark/
• http://www.the-shark-side-oflife.com/hammerhead-shark.html
• http://www.sharks.org/species/145-greathammerhead-shark.html
• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/anima
ls/fish/hammerhead-shark/