11. The winghead shark has some wild proportions. Relative to its body size, the winghead shark has the widest head of any hammerhead—almost half as wide as its body is long. Wingheads live in ...

There are at least eight hammerhead species, enough to fill a tool belt. Some, like the winghead shark, have faces as large as race car spoilers. Others sport more subtle shapes: The bonnethead ...

The winghead shark, for example, has a laterally expanded head that is about half the size of its roughly 4-foot body length. At the other end of the spectrum is the bonnethead shark, ...

In an x-ray of a winghead shark (also shown), there are bright white remains in its mid-section. "Could be a clam or something," says Raredon. There is certainly an artistry to the x-rays.

The winghead shark has a 48 degree arc in front of it that’s covered by both eyes, which must give it exceptional depth perception. By comparison, the scalloped hammerhead has a binocular ...

Another species added to the red list is the winghead shark, a member of the hammerhead shark family. More about Orangutan Sharks Endangered Species. Join our commenting forum.

Gardiner admits that better olfaction can't explain all of a shark's characteristics. The winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii), which has one of the widest nostril separations, isn't the most ...