ner ner yerself. Saw hundreds at the Flower Gardens during mating season -
theirs not mine.

CH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] day four & Happy New Year


> Andy M Johnson wrote:
>
> > Nerr ner ner ner nerr, beat ya by one; I've seen exactly two, but they
> were
> > greater hammerheads, one 3m & one 4m, from only about 5-6 ft away. When
> > you're that close to one of these beasts you're right - they look
nothing
> > like the pictures - it must be the way they look at you from those funny
> > great eyes; you also appreciate why they are called 'greater' and known
as
> > 'apex predators' !!!
>
> The one I saw was also a Great Hammerhead, but was probably a bit under
3m.
> Still and all, he was very impressive.  Much thicker from top to bottom
and
> with a much larger, in proportion, dorsal fin than I expected.  If I get
to
> count Bonnet Head sharks as Hammerheads, then I've seen lots.  They breed
in
> Biscayne Bay and are fairly common in one of the areas I often anchor in
for
> a night ot so.  If they don't count, I'll have to live with being behind .
.
> . until I see my next one.
>
> Lee
>
>