Product Description
Our Stuffed Plush Hammerhead Shark Our affordable stuffed hammerhead shark is super soft and cuddly, perfect for young children who are fascinated by sharks! We measure its 17 inches from the front of its head to the end of its top tail fin. Our shark's gills and nostrils are stitched with black thread, and it has beady plastic eyes at the sides of its head. Fiesta specializes in making kid-safe toys, so the eyes are very firmly attached. Our second photo shows that our shark even has two rows of jagged white teeth. But don't worry! Even the teeth are made of soft felt. See our other hammerheads along with our complete selection of sharks and sea life.
The hammerhead sharks are a group of sharks in the family Sphyrnidae, so named for the unusual and distinctive structure of their heads, which are flattened and laterally extended into a "hammer" shape called a cephalofoil. Most hammerhead species are placed in the genus Sphyrna, while the winghead shark is placed in its own genus, Eusphyra. Many, but not necessarily mutually exclusive, functions have been proposed for the cephalofoil, including sensory reception, manoeuvering, and prey manipulation. Hammerheads are found worldwide in warmer waters along coastlines and continental shelves. Unlike most sharks, hammerheads usually swim in schools during the day, becoming solitary hunters at night. Some of these schools can be found near Malpelo Island in Colombia, Cocos Island off Costa Rica, and near Molokai in Hawaii. Large schools are also seen in the waters off southern and eastern Africa.