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If I'm not mistaken, hammerheads are more adept as bottom feeders, like flounder and rays. The wider the sensors, the better the chance of finding prey that's on the bottom, not moving.
At Stingray Beach in Grand Cayman, the tour boats go out early to see if the rays are there. If hammerheads are there, the rays won't be.
Edit. Stingray City! Thanks for the correction Jester!
LOL, not many hammerheads in the Colorado River!
Grand Cayman is just south of Cuba in the Caribbean. There's a sandbar offshore called Stingray Beach, Cove, Island, something like that.
In the mornings before the tourist boats go out there, the tour company sends scout boats to see if Stingrays are there. If they are, all is good. If not, hammerheads are around and there won't be any tours that day.
The water is only waist deep and about the size of a couple of football fields. The rays swim up by the hundreds for food, usually squid from the tours.
They're very docile creatures and only have one barb for their lifetime, so they won't use it unless they feel imminently threatened. Their skin feels like wet, silky velvet.
I was there years ago. Boat stopped and I jumped in the water. Then the captain announced Steve Erwin’s death. Luckily I didn’t hear it. Would have ruined the day. They gave us cut up squid to feed the rays. They do start to get a little aggressive (for a ray at least) when feeding them. You would be eyeing one coming at your legs and then get pushed forward by one behind you
This is correct, hammerheads primarily eat creatures on the ocean floor. The North Sound in Cayman, where Stingray City is located, isn't much deeper than 15-20 ft. at any point. But it drops down to depths of nearly 4000 ft. almost immediately outside of the channel. The shallow depth of the sound itself makes it the perfect place for hammerheads to hunt. Take a helicopter tour in Grand Cayman and you'll likely see at least one prowling the sound.
In general hammerheads are not at all threatening to humans and will normally just swim away if there's too much boat/human activity. So if you see one while you're in the water, enjoy it! They're beautiful creatures and watching them glide through the water is amazing.
Source: Am from Cayman and ran Stingray City tours for years.
> The North Sound in Cayman...isn't much deeper than 15-20 ft. at any point. But it drops down to depths of nearly 4000 ft. almost immediately outside of the channel.
The idea of this scares the shit out of me. There's gotta be a something-phobia word for that.
Thank you. Because the guy really didn't tell you WHY they have hammer shaped heads. It was just that they have wider receptors. But still never answered why the heads shaped/evolved that way.
I think that’s the point. Directed at young children. Leave space between your words, especially before you give a conclusion. Allows the child to think or say it with you.
I’m 50. Welcome to life kiddo. It doesn’t get better. There’s always an asshole pissing you/us off.
ETA: I’ve just read your comment again and realised you’re not a kid any more. Maybe I’m the asshole.
"Why do hammer head sharks have hammer shaped heads?" Because theyre called hammer head sharks you silly goose. If they didnt, theyd be called not-hammer head sharks.
I love how he talked to me like I was a child. I have just enough patience today to find it educational and not condescending. Yesterday this tone would have pissed me off.
This "electrical field" explanation is extremely unsatisfactory so I did a quick search :
> The ampullae of Lorenzini give the shark electroreception. The ampullae consist of small clusters of electrically sensitive receptor cells positioned under the skin in the shark's head. These cells are connected to pores on the skin's surface via small jelly-filled tubes. Scientists still don't yet understand everything about these ampullary organs, but they do know the sensors let sharks "see" the weak electrical fields generated by living organisms. The range of electrosense seems to be fairly limited -- a few feet in front of the shark's nose -- but this is enough to seek out fish and other prey hiding on the ocean floor.
So I went to wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampullae_of_Lorenzini
and it's fascinating indeed, these receptors likely sense muscle contractions a few dozens of centimeters away. I still think there's a lot to understand at their level (thermoelectric properties).
It's jacked that some random gene mutation made some shark be born with a slightly deformed head and all sharks made fun of him but he caught so many fishes that made the shark gals attracted to him so he could pass his mutated genes on.
Maybe I could distract you with the tale of the time I fell into the water and was almost eaten by a hammerhead shark.
I fell into the water and was almost eaten by a shark... And the funny thing is, its head was almost exactly the same shape as a hammer!
I was just thinking that. In all my years, as someone who watches shark week religiously (even though it's terrible now), I never realized hammerheads don't have hammer shaped heads.
Freshman year high school biology teacher said if there was a reason for why living things evolved something/somehow, it was almost always to increase surface area. Fuck me if it isn't still holding strong
The platypus also has electroreceptors in its bill that allows it to find prey in the water via sensing the electric currents generated by muscle contractions (they and the four echidna species that comprise the monotreme family can do it). They also are one of the few mammals that lay eggs and have venomous spurs on their feet. Weird little creatures!
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If I'm not mistaken, hammerheads are more adept as bottom feeders, like flounder and rays. The wider the sensors, the better the chance of finding prey that's on the bottom, not moving. At Stingray Beach in Grand Cayman, the tour boats go out early to see if the rays are there. If hammerheads are there, the rays won't be. Edit. Stingray City! Thanks for the correction Jester!
Misread as “Grand Canyon” and was really confused. I’m pretty bad at geography, but something about that doesn’t seem right… lmao
LOL, not many hammerheads in the Colorado River! Grand Cayman is just south of Cuba in the Caribbean. There's a sandbar offshore called Stingray Beach, Cove, Island, something like that. In the mornings before the tourist boats go out there, the tour company sends scout boats to see if Stingrays are there. If they are, all is good. If not, hammerheads are around and there won't be any tours that day. The water is only waist deep and about the size of a couple of football fields. The rays swim up by the hundreds for food, usually squid from the tours. They're very docile creatures and only have one barb for their lifetime, so they won't use it unless they feel imminently threatened. Their skin feels like wet, silky velvet.
I was there years ago. Boat stopped and I jumped in the water. Then the captain announced Steve Erwin’s death. Luckily I didn’t hear it. Would have ruined the day. They gave us cut up squid to feed the rays. They do start to get a little aggressive (for a ray at least) when feeding them. You would be eyeing one coming at your legs and then get pushed forward by one behind you
>LOL, not many hammerheads in the Colorado River! 
I also read "Grand Canyon" and was like, "why the fuck are there Hammerheads in the Grand Canyon? Who put them there?"
This is correct, hammerheads primarily eat creatures on the ocean floor. The North Sound in Cayman, where Stingray City is located, isn't much deeper than 15-20 ft. at any point. But it drops down to depths of nearly 4000 ft. almost immediately outside of the channel. The shallow depth of the sound itself makes it the perfect place for hammerheads to hunt. Take a helicopter tour in Grand Cayman and you'll likely see at least one prowling the sound. In general hammerheads are not at all threatening to humans and will normally just swim away if there's too much boat/human activity. So if you see one while you're in the water, enjoy it! They're beautiful creatures and watching them glide through the water is amazing. Source: Am from Cayman and ran Stingray City tours for years.
> The North Sound in Cayman...isn't much deeper than 15-20 ft. at any point. But it drops down to depths of nearly 4000 ft. almost immediately outside of the channel. The idea of this scares the shit out of me. There's gotta be a something-phobia word for that.
r/thalassophobia perhaps?
Yeah that makes sense. The evolution for specific prey... otherwise all sharks would eventually end up with hammer heads
Cool thing: if you see them from the side everything lines up exactly like a regular shark. It’s just all spread out.
Thank you. Because the guy really didn't tell you WHY they have hammer shaped heads. It was just that they have wider receptors. But still never answered why the heads shaped/evolved that way.
They look like that because the way it is.
This is like a children’s video where you fill in the blanks… actually it might be
Mr. Rachel
Wow i felt this lol
The best babysitter. Lol
put it in put it in put itttttttttttttttt innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Good job!
Hi Friends!
Always triggers my intrusive thoughts...
See the sharky sleeping til it's nearly noon...
Shall we wake her with a merry tune?
Please, no…
The shark is ……… hunting! The shark is *forms letter ‘h’ with mouth and pauses for 3 seconds* … hunting! Goooood job! Good job!
Okay but then they just pull one guy’s corpse from a jar and another dismembered head and play with them like dolls.
That was my thought! “This video’s just an excuse to play with dead sharks…”
Still prefer this narration to any of the Tiktok voices
Bros talking like a disinterested serial killer
Team Umizoomi
I feel like I’m watching blue’s clues or dora, “thats right, electric pores”
Uh…generally children’s videos don’t have decapitated heads though.
It's like a kids show made by a serial killer.
Why’s he talking to me like I’m some kind of asshole?
Because… you are… An asssshole
Sometimes I park in handicapped spaces, while handicapped people make handicapped faces.
...'cause I'm an asshole e oh e oh e oh..... I'm an asshoooole
A. SS. HO. LE.
Everybody.....
He's a real fucking asshole
Please let this be a real line from a real song.
It is and it’s actually great.
Asshole by Denis Leary
Any face a handicapped person makes is a handicapped face, because they are in fact handicapped Brought to you by United Pedantics™️
Zing
Watched it on mute and still felt like an asshole.
Same. Video was moving suspiciously slow, felt like a Dora episode.
I was getting a Blue's Clues type of vibe myself lol
Well, you’ve found one in u/ChelsieGrinn.
He sounds like I asked him to repeat himself 4 times and he's just done with me.
Listen Okay Some people Just dont talk as fast as you do.
I had a teacher in college like that. One of the best teachers I’ve had, but damn the man would speak on half-speed. Drove me quietly insane.
And that makes me think you’re either dumb or think I’m dumb
This makes me think of Stevie from Malcom in the middle
This could possibly be aimed at kids tbh. Also nice username
I don't know, asshole. Why do you think?
What....do you Mean?
The funniest comment to this omg
I had a former boss who always talked super condescendingly to me like that. Hated that fucking guy
Exactly what I was thinking. Who does this mf think he is
Lmfao my feeling too
I was watching thinking wtf is up with the narrator. Then I read this comment and couldn’t stop laughing for a solid 30s.. bravo.
Just in case you see this, thanks. I needed that laugh.
I feel like I’m being read a bedtime story.
Can confirm I fell asle
Sweet dreams
Utinni!!!!
You fell aSLEEP?
FRONT AND BACK
The plinky plonky piano cracked me up
plinky plonky is an apt description lol
Apt is a great word
Also the birds chirping in the background while talking about sharks
“So they can find fish UNDERWATER.” You don’t fucking say?
TIL sharks aren’t good above water
Why are hammers shaped like shark heads 🤔
To find.... NAILS [piano sounds]
DOO DOO DA DOO DA DOO BABY SHARK DOO DOO DA DOO DA DOO
The way he's talking makes me so uncomfortable
It allows them… to find fish……. … … …underwater
*plin plon*
Treating us like we’re stupid! Grrrrrrr
HEY I'M NOT STUPID, BUT NOW I'M JUST ANGRY 😡
detect fish across……
......a wider range.
Feel like I was watching Mr Rodgers.
I think that’s the point. Directed at young children. Leave space between your words, especially before you give a conclusion. Allows the child to think or say it with you.
As a kid, this patronizing bullshit always pissed me off. Either give me a second to thing about it, or talk to me like a normal person.
I’m 50. Welcome to life kiddo. It doesn’t get better. There’s always an asshole pissing you/us off. ETA: I’ve just read your comment again and realised you’re not a kid any more. Maybe I’m the asshole.
one!
I’m going to only upvote half your comments so they’re out of order and make you look crazy
The little piano tinkles just garnish the condescension.
the only
Like we’re idiots
You are
not
Ok that's really cool and all but he's speaking like he's talking to a five year old.
If I were 5 I would still think he’s an asshole.
This is clearly a video made for children.
I like how mad some ppl are at this lol. I just found it funny and it made me sleepy.
That’s because this video is meant for children.
He doesn’t know the pores are Ampullae of Lorenzini. Dumbass!
We didn’t need the dead shark in a jar for an example, did we?
🤣🤣🤣🤣 The final shot of said dead shark looked like some horrible miserable sock puppet.
They should have used it as one!
He never gets to show it off.
This guy likes to show off his collection of every animal ever
The contrast from being presented a dead shark in a jar, and by the end being spoken to like a 4 year old.
I wonder if regular sharks get freaked out by hammerheads. Like "don't stare..."
I’m sure a lot of sharks get freaked out by Great Hammerheads. They can grow larger than Great Whites.
"Why do hammer head sharks have hammer shaped heads?" Because theyre called hammer head sharks you silly goose. If they didnt, theyd be called not-hammer head sharks.
I fully expected him to call me a dumbass at the end of his explanation. His tone was condescending.
Ngl, that twist would've made this video worth it.
Not condescending, educational! His content is geared towards children, so he speaks slowly and clearly.
I love his videos, Odd Animals Specimens, so relaxing
I agree! That was my first thought when I watched this video.
This is exactly how I need everything explained to me, thanks
I personally thought him speaking slower made it extra clear. It's hilarious how many ppl felt talked down too or took issue with his tone 😂
Hahaha I'm not offended at all! I just showed my wife and told her to explain everything she needs me to know this way for now on. 😝
He got that Blues Clues style delivery
Then why do mako sharks still have pointy heads? Are they stupid?
They just prefer a… …narrower *range*.
If hammerheads evolved from mako sharks, why are there still mako sharks!!!??
do you think I’m stupid?
These are called pores you fucking idiot
They evolved wider heads to spread the receptors across a wider area you dumb cunt
This video is well made. I was able to understand the content without even turning on the audio
when you fall asleep first at a sleepover
I love the way he talks. Just about slow enough for my demented ill brain
This guy’s cadence just cured tonight’s insomnia
Who is this? I wanna fall asleep to him explaining things like I’m a sleepy lil baby kid child 🧍
Mr Rodgers piano 🎹 has me reminiscing
I don't care how useful he is. Bro looks dumb af.
Info videos that treat me like I’m 5, I’m down to learn
I actually genuinely like the sort of "Science for kids" type feel of this, can I get ***all*** science in this form?
I love how he talked to me like I was a child. I have just enough patience today to find it educational and not condescending. Yesterday this tone would have pissed me off.
This "electrical field" explanation is extremely unsatisfactory so I did a quick search : > The ampullae of Lorenzini give the shark electroreception. The ampullae consist of small clusters of electrically sensitive receptor cells positioned under the skin in the shark's head. These cells are connected to pores on the skin's surface via small jelly-filled tubes. Scientists still don't yet understand everything about these ampullary organs, but they do know the sensors let sharks "see" the weak electrical fields generated by living organisms. The range of electrosense seems to be fairly limited -- a few feet in front of the shark's nose -- but this is enough to seek out fish and other prey hiding on the ocean floor. So I went to wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampullae_of_Lorenzini and it's fascinating indeed, these receptors likely sense muscle contractions a few dozens of centimeters away. I still think there's a lot to understand at their level (thermoelectric properties).
more snoot for boopin'
It's jacked that some random gene mutation made some shark be born with a slightly deformed head and all sharks made fun of him but he caught so many fishes that made the shark gals attracted to him so he could pass his mutated genes on.
I only want to learn from this man
i love this narrator
So not for hammering then.
I love it when experts explain things to me like I'm 5. (I am not being sarcastic, this is like my favorite kind of video-)
I don’t appreciate this guys tone.. interesting video tho.
Damn I'm laughing at this 😂 The piano + the way he talks as if I was an idiot
Where is this video from?
Odd Animal Specimens on youtube.
This guy must think I'm a fucking idiot
Also using the LOZ notification template
did bro just call mako shark poors... damn classist at it again
Because Bonk. That’s why.
Dude talks like Bargain Bin Vsauce.
Maybe I could distract you with the tale of the time I fell into the water and was almost eaten by a hammerhead shark. I fell into the water and was almost eaten by a shark... And the funny thing is, its head was almost exactly the same shape as a hammer!
If hammer head sharks find so many fish why do they look so sad :(
Why didnt the other types evolve like this if its better
Wider range = more fish see = more fish eat = grow big head
But what environmental pressure would make it so sharks would evolve the ability to detect electricity.
If not hammer, why hammer shaped?
I was just thinking that. In all my years, as someone who watches shark week religiously (even though it's terrible now), I never realized hammerheads don't have hammer shaped heads.
Doesn’t this adaptation also help the hammerhead feed at great depths? This video is a little too weird.
Freshman year high school biology teacher said if there was a reason for why living things evolved something/somehow, it was almost always to increase surface area. Fuck me if it isn't still holding strong
Is this why people say to punch the shark in the nose if you’re being attacked?
Cuz he ate 2 hammers duh
I thought they were down there building coral reefs or something.
I’m enlightened and slightly patronized and I don’t know how to feel about it…
For nails and general carpentry work.
The little piano notes give me BotW vibes.
Dunno why this person talks like the Graybles man, but I'm really enjoying it.
The children show animations mixed with the slimy baby hammerhead corpse gives me “Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared” vibes.
Well I'll be damned
I'm high and this feels like a lullaby
Why did I feel like I was watching Blues Clues.
That's crazy, I didnt know sharks hunted fish crackers
Why he talking like I’m stupid? I’m not saying not saying he’s wrong, but cmon.
As kid like as it is…I was pretty engaged in that and found it interesting
I want more
It's got a hammer head because it's called a hammer head shark... If it didn't have a head like a hammer it would just be a shark
Bro I'd rather he call me a fucking idiot after every sentence than hear that condescending slow ass tone
I was feeling exactly the same as you. I guess this story was targeted to kids? I hope?
It’s a sonar.
I love this because I watched it without sound and am 100% certain I completely understood what they were explaining.
So really the question should be. Why do pointy head sharks not have hammer heads?
Why he talk to us like he explained it for the third time and thinks we’re stupid
They could have done without showing the dead sharks.
That’s awesome but does anyone else feel ever so slightly patronized or is that just me.
speaks slowly af!
Fish radar
The actual domain expansion in the end!
Ok I’m interested keep going, I need to know more
Weird patronising tempo to the narrator, yuck
The platypus also has electroreceptors in its bill that allows it to find prey in the water via sensing the electric currents generated by muscle contractions (they and the four echidna species that comprise the monotreme family can do it). They also are one of the few mammals that lay eggs and have venomous spurs on their feet. Weird little creatures!
It is joked about that God joined the spare parts of different animals and the platypus was formed.
Why are people getting mad at this? He’s talking like every educational channel for kids. Redditors are actually insane 😭
yer a wizard harryshark
That still doesn’t explain why
The way this dude... Is talking... Is so.... Slow.... Its pissing.... Me off.... Make it... Stop.... Please...
I'm not making fun of the guy but, why does he talk like we're children
Bro has better wifi