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‘Bonnetheads’ the only shark species that is vegetarian

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The scientists have found the world’s only shark species which consumes 60% of the seagrass. And bonnetheads is also the only shark species which display sexual dimorphism in the morphology of the head. The species is one the smallest member of the hammerhead family. In a test 5 bonnethead sharks were given seagrass and squid to eat for 3 weeks and as a surprising result, the fish successfully digested it.