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Say hello to the Scalloped hammerhead, another featured species in the #seaofconnections mural! Named for the shape of their head, called a cephalofoil, this long-lived social animal has a large and complex brain that supports unique social behavior, highly evolved sensorimotor functions and intricate migration patterns. Found worldwide in warm temperate and tropical seas, they are a migratory species that form large groups, called aggregations, making them extremely vulnerable to commercial and illegal fishing. Scalloped hammerheads are primarily caught in targeted commercial shark fisheries like the fin trade, as well as bycatch in longline and coastal gillnet fisheries with mortality rates sometimes exceeding 90% of individuals landed. Learn more about protecting sharks by following the @oceanicpreservationsociety and keep protecting what you love!💙 Illustration by @kellyofthewild . . #seaofconnections #shark #sharks #sharkart #sharklove #sharklover #sharkresearch #sharkconservation #sharklove #sharklover #sharkdive #oceanlove #oceanlover #marinescience #steameducation #education #scientificillustration #scallopedhammerhead #hammerhead #hammerheadshark #opsociety @racingextinction
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Photo Canvas of the Wild - Happy #sharkweek 🦈 Here are three iconic requiem sharks 👉 The tiger shark, blue shark, and bull shark. Requiem sharks are part of the family "Carcharhinidae", which includes about 264 species.…
Photo Canvas of the Wild - Common bottlenose dolphins are found all over the world, with some populations specializing in coastal habitats and others preferring the pelagic. The coastal dolphins can be territorial and often…
Video Canvas of the Wild - Young green sea turtles are carnivorous and stay mostly in the pelagic (i.e. the entire water column generally beyond shallow, tidal areas and not including the sea floor). As they mature they…
Video Canvas of the Wild - The Atlantic goliath grouper is a big fish. They are found throughout Florida’s coastal waters and the Gulf of Mexico to the Carribbean, down to Brazil. They are also found in the Pacific from…
Photo Canvas of the Wild - Oceanic manta rays are the largest ray species in the world, reaching over 23 feet from wingtip to wingtip and weighing over 5,000 pounds! These gentle giants are filter feeders, and spend their…
Photo Canvas of the Wild - Green sea turtles are found along many of the world's tropical and temperate zones, often migrating long distances between their feeding grounds and nesting sites. One sea turtle was even recorded…

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