Footage from Johnnie Mercers Pier captures a rare albino hammerhead shark estimated at eight to nine feet off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A great hammerhead shark's two eyes can be 3 feet apart on opposite sides of its skull. Ken Kiefer 2/Image Source via Getty Images ...

Albinism, the genetic condition which leads to little to no product of melanin, is extremely rare throughout the animal ...

(Video courtesy of @Johnniemercerspierfishing) WRIGHTSVILLE, N.C. (WNCT/WNCN) — Anglers at the North Carolina coast were able ...

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information relating to who killed a hammerhead shark in Florida. Hammerhead sharks are "prohibited species" in Florida waters, but that hasn't stopped people from ...

New research shows that some great hammerhead sharks are homebodies. Scientists studying great hammerheads around Andros in the Bahamas shark sanctuary have found that while some individuals migrate, ...

Smooth hammerhead shark sightings are increasing near Cape Cod, likely due to warming waters. While large predators, smooth hammerheads are not considered dangerous to humans. Other warm-water shark ...

Just in time for Shark Week! The Atlantic Shark Institute has achieved another milestone in Rhode Island shark research, tagging its first hammerhead shark in waters near Block Island. The hammerhead ...

Hammerhead sharks get comfortable enough around diver Eli Martinez that they have no problem taking fish from him. Hammerhead shark feeds out of Eli Martinez’s hand in Bahamas; photo by JP ...

Off the coast of Mexico, National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory spots a lifeless creature dangling from a fishing line. With a bulging head that looks like it swallowed a gavel, there's no ...

"On American and Australian beaches, it is very common to see this shark species preying on rays." ...

Great hammerhead sharks are known for their long migrations, but scientists have now discovered that some individuals in the Bahamas instead spend all year snacking without leaving their plentiful and ...