The Insane Biology of: Hammerhead Sharks
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Published 2021-05-01
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References:
[1] www.sharksider.com/timeline-shark-evolution/
[2] ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/sharks
[3] jeb.biologists.org/content/jexbio/212/24/4010.full…
[4]www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-71472-2
[5] faculty.washington.edu/fishguy/Resources/Research_…
[6] www.publish.csiro.au/mf/MF9890129
[7] www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780124…
[8] link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1011028312787
[9] www.researchgate.net/publication/235427479_Electro…
All Comments (21)
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The existence of hammerhead sharks implies there exists a nail fish somewhere out there to be discovered.
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"Sharks have survived all 5 mass extinctions." - Prime suspects, I would say.
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The clip of the fin-less shark being discarded broke my heart. Growing up in China I've always been aware of the consumption of shark fins, although now the situation gets better, thinking of still many shark are being tortured like that and thrown into the water alive, sinking in the bottom waiting to die is painful :( Hope all sharks a bright future although it's probably unlikely :,(
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It’s really interesting to think about how, an animal that has been around for literally million of years just out of the blue made a species so different from the rest and out of the ordinary, yet it ended up being very complex and enhanced from the norm
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Cutting off shark fins is really one Of the cruelest things I’ve witnessed done to animals. Sharks are amazing and fascinating animals, and it’s horrible to see them die such an undignified and cruel death just for some shitty soup.
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"The most fearsome predator of the sea, Sharks" ... The Orca, literally torturing other animals for fun: "Am I a joke to you?"
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I love this Narrator I’ve been on a binge the past few hours of the Channel and you can tell when someone is actually intelligent and understands what they are saying or not and she clearly does. Keep up the great work!
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It broke my heart to see that shark sink without its fin that was cut off
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Watching that hammerhead shark drown with its fin cut off was the saddest and infuriating thing I saw this week 😤
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“The most fearsome predators in the ocean” Orcas “are we a joke to you”
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Your speech at the end of this video really struck me. It makes me so happy to hear someone able to take their dream and make it a reality! Both your channel and Real Engineering are two of my favorites for interesting and niche technology and science, and I am always excited to see a new video :) THANK YOU for being you and sharing what you care about to the rest of the world.
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Awesome work! Love the video! Thank you for what you do!
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Watching that finless shark sink helplessly to the bottom of the ocean, was crushing. Such a beautiful, complex, and brilliant creature, so heartlessly robbed.
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"And on the tip of all the Hammerheads cephalofoils are their weird, beady eyes." Hammerhead sharks: "Step in the ocean and say that to my cephalofoil."
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hammerhead sharks are my favorite animal! I love how they are such fierce predators while also looking ridiculous!! I can only dream of a world where sharks will be respected and more conservation efforts can be put into place to help save these amazing creatures
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Someone maxed their Head Width parameter in the character creation.
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That footage of the shark with its fins hacked off sinking to the ocean floor at the end of the video was utterly heartbreaking. Unbelievable that people can be so cruel.
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I love channels like this for using technical terms like "Mad Lift" 8:50
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Excellent work. Impressive! I am a teacher and I believe school lessons should be something like life adapted version of such videos. I have never saw nor made a pressentation or life clasroom performance even close to this level. Of course, in Youtube I see a worldclass quality. But anyway, this channel is in the educatuional top tier.
