Animals

It is amber, with an irregular black and dark-brown pattern. It is unique because of its overlapping scutes—five central, and four lateral.

Only 25 % of young birds survive the first year.

When setting up such a lair, they often steal blankets, pillows, or clothing from human settlements, which they take to their new "headquarters."

There are two genera in the family Sphyrnidae, Sphyrna, and Eusphyra, with most hammerhead species belonging to the genus Sphyrna, and only one—the Winghead shark—to the genus Eusphyra.

Captive breeding of these animals began in 2019 with the intention of releasing them into the wild in 2022.

In Britain, it is found in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It inhabits all of continental Europe excep ...