How Do Hammerhead Sharks Mate?
Male Hammerhead Sharks Selectively Choose a Mate Hammerhead sharks can produce up to 40 babies each year. The male hammerhead sharks prefer larger females because they have been shown to have more babies, or pups. The larger females can bear 3 to 4 times more pups than the smaller or younger females. The bigger females are almost always located in the middle of a school of hammerheads where she is most protected. This is also the first place male hammerheads go when they are looking for a female to mate with. After the male hammerhead shark finds the female he wants to mate with he will pull her away from the school of hammerhead sharks and mate with her out in the ocean away from all the other sharks. The male likes to be in a private area before mating will begin. Mating Can be Violent The male and female sharks will briefly become more acquainted with each other before mating begins. After this very quick moment the male will begin to become very aggressive with his female partner.
