Ultimate Shark Showdown: Bull Shark vs. Hammerhead (Full Episode) | National Geographic

Shark experts launch an investigation into bull sharks and great hammerheads after a rare video is discovered that shows them going head-to-head.
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[@davidwheeler7613]

Hammerhead was probably caught by fishermen and severely weaker possibly bleeding. That hammerhead does not look healthy. You see it all the time with other species of fish after being caught they are bait for sharks. By the way, I think that is Boca Grand pass. I used to spearfish near there in my high school days.

[@Koch-Locke]

My gut instincts tell me the Charter Fishing Captain, caught this 12’ Hammer Head then released it completely Exhausted ! The Bull Sharks picked up on the electro signals of a very large struggling fish and came to investigate--game over…

[@annanardo2358]

If that boat captain did such a terrible thing than he's guilty of aiding and abetting. It was a BAD move that caused that hammerhead his life. 😠😠😡😡 I actually feel sorry for the hammerhead.😡😡😱

[@highcountrydelatite]

bull sharks dont care if youre tired or not

[@imjustsayingthetruth8998]

I can never get bored watching these !

[@williamschildren855]

Thank you guys for all these beautiful videos. Love ya'lls videos!

[@mactcampbell]

The fact that the hh went into the landwash indicates that it is injured, old, or sick. That's what sharks do when they are unable to defend themselves.

[@AlphonsoZietz]

Thanks guys for all these videos

[@raycha4697]

And here I was thinking Nar Geo was above docu-tainment

[@timothygalvan1005]

Hammerhead looked injured before the fight. I think his movements triggered the attack.

[@highcountrydelatite]

bulls dont need a reason

[@charlesjohnson4933]

Something was wrong with the hammerhead

[@klebervieira4234]

Watching from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@mjcanaday1]

Love the water there! Gorgeous just gorgeous!

[@oldogre5999]

Haven't hardly started watching the video but soon as they said the Hammer kept beaching itself the first thing you think is you have a sick creature...

[@Chet_777]

Yep, but these so called "experts" somehow fail to understand that. Apparently they're more interested in creating sensationalism than stating realistic facts.

[@peterarndt3068]

Experts and scientists….terms thrown around way to often, ugh

[@highcountrydelatite]

its beccause we are

[@hendrikharms3258]

The hammer head doesn’t look in good health

[@WildHunterJP]

Thank you cameraman, I like the reader's voice

[@Lgwvphoto]

Sharks are so incredible!

[@robertwhitten265]

This looks more like a sensationalized reality TV than a documentary.

[@AdityaKumar-dn9pp]

Aquatic diversity is far better than terrestrial diversity ❤ 🌿🍃

[@kristofferpinar3480]

you are the first

[@Aquaclnsistema]

The strength and determination in this animal fight are unbelievable

[@trigirl48]

Nat Geo, please tell your people it's pronounced "grawn-day", as a FL native it hurts my souls every time it's pronounced as "grand".

[@cruxio02]

🤔

[@williamschildren855]

Watching from Texas. Yeehaw lol

[@jackiebishop9574]

Hey Texas person, I been born raise and fish the the Texas coast for years. Did anyone mention that sharks are a always in the waters around you? it doesn't matter if you are playing on the beach, fishing in the surf, fishing on the jetties, fishing in the bay, or fishing on the flats they are always there. Remember wading in the surf and you feel a sand paper skin fish rub against your leg.........?

[@jamessmith3978]

The hammerhead was ill, they don't normally beach themselves, and it made no defensive moves. Hardly a head to head confrontation, you guys are becoming sensationalists rather than educators.

[@pattiburkholder8087]

Agreed even as it swam it was listing to one side making it swim kinda warbled. A normal healthy Hammerhead has a very distinct and straight forward gait in the water. Bulls saw this as a sign of ill health - checked it out and attacked. The older "scientist" know this so it's old data being reworked by a younger crew. Still doing it to pull in other young ppl who wouldn't know this.

[@Angelo-ve5sd]

They didn't say the Hammerhead beached itself. The said the Bullshatrk beached it.

[@Breeanna73]

Agree

[@davidwheeler7613]

@@pattiburkholder8087 it was likely ill from being caught by a fisherman and weak.

[@FLORAANDFAUNA613]

Bull sharks are robust and stocky, with a broad, flat snout and a relatively short, blunt head. They have a grayish-brown coloration with lighter undersides. They can grow up to 11 feet (3.5 meters) in length, with females generally being larger than males.

[@davidwheeler7613]

13' caught in Australia recently.

[@highcountrydelatite]

they can grow to 4.5 m and there is much more to them

[@Breeanna73]

Watching from Australia 🇦🇺

[@Vandri2388]

Watching a faceoff between a Bull Shark and a Hammerhead was cool an' all but i feel like having all those divers there watching them might have changed their behavior a bit, maybe they would have acted differently if they weren't worried about all the humans around them.

[@Beth-l5c]

Certainly a possibility. More prevalent in mammals.

[@milesb2111]

bull sharks are highly aggressive sharks.. why they are named bull sharks

[@marcusking332]

@@milesb2111 because Bulls are known to be aggressive animals even when domesticated, due having really high testosterone levels. Similarly, Bull Sharks are known to be highly aggressive due to having higher testosterone levels than even Great Whites.

[@MikeAllgire-r4d]

So they were putting on a show…

[@highcountrydelatite]

nope

[@vl305]

when i hear Sharks are top apex predators in the ocean, i just laugh. Where are my beloved Orcas at? Come say hi to these sharks.

[@jackiebishop9574]

You are talking about dolphins, this is about sharks.

[@Angelo-ve5sd]

Who said anything about dolphins? He said Orcas(killer whales)

[@Tiamat_Stan24]

Keep mind that not all regions of ocean are inhabited by orca. In an ecosystem where orcas are absent, sharks often being the top predator in the said ecosystem.

[@VAlongboardin]

@@Angelo-ve5sd orcas are dolphins

[@imugibyam]

😲

[@slider903]

As someone who has fought both of these fish I am not surprised that the Bull Shark won the fight. I have never reeled a Bull successfully but I caught the Hammerhead.

[@highcountrydelatite]

bulls are pretty mean try reeling an adult at 4 m

[@NewAccountFrancisDwight-t6y]

Fascinating stuff especially that I was able to see them up close in a Zoo.

[@highcountrydelatite]

there are no bull sharks in capitivity anywhere

[@PavlovsDog-yf1wu]

Please don't go full on Discovery Channel on us NG. Remember who you are; or who you once were.

[@Robert-fs1pb]

The Hammer Head was sort of swimming sideways.

[@mrnonamenobody6910]

🤔 I think that hammer was sick/injured bcuz great hammers are known shark and ray eaters...

[@highcountrydelatite]

bulls are well known to take out other sharks

[@annanardo2358]

I'm for the hammerhead.. The hammerhead ,I'm assuming was attacked because the hammerhead was compromised in some way. Unfortunately. 😰😰

[@highcountrydelatite]

hammerhead would never win against a bull

[@RUHappyATM]

Scientist 1: Hammerheads are cannibalistic. Scientist 2: Let's hook one, tag and see. Scientist 1: Shite, there's another one nearby, think he's coming for the hooked one. What's wrong with the above scenario. Leave them alone. Observe nature, but don't manipulate the outcome.

[@slider903]

As someone who has fought both sharks I am not surprised that the Bull won the fight. I have never reeled in a Bull successfully but I caught the Hammerhead. The Bull is just stronger.

[@davidwheeler7613]

love how they always bark orders 3 times for a so called dramatic effect.

[@seanwilkinson5493]

Now from the very beginning, it was obvious something had to be wrong with the hammer head. It tried beaching itself and swimming weird. Didn't have to go diving all over the place to recognize that, then to come back to the video to come to the same conclusion. In the animal world the stronger prey on the weaker, doesn't matter the species. All of this makes for great viewing though 😊

[@Bejuban_ki_juban]

Need to protect nature, faunal & floral diversity through bit change in our activities

[@douglascampbell3861]

Bull shark 🦈 had hammer head lunch 🎉🎉

[@AiliffZxseuss]

Is it just me, or did this animal fights seem more brutal than usual? What went wrong?

[@janvandijk4432]

I am kind a curious were the tigershark stands in this comparison, i do believe they are also present in these waters.

[@user-ty5em5lh6g]

The original video with narration was enough. Humans are always bothering other species with minimal benefit. It's impossible to know all the factors a year ago. The Hammer Head could've been old or already injured. (I saw a documentary years ago showing that sharks have been known to eat their siblings in the womb.) Sharks are usually hungry. Large wild cats have been known to do the same. Idk why people don't sometimes think of this when people come across beached whale, etc. Sea animals aren't immortal.

[@kylielynam3583]

I can't understand how hammerheads can get large prey with a mouth underneath. I think stingray suits their mouths. I go bull as they have a normal mouth.

[@TheSteve69100]

Are you sure it is a bull shark and not a … bulldog shark?

[@jeffdarnell7942]

I don't know why the Hammerhead didn't just SWIM off!!

[@jackiebishop9574]

@5:28 my first guess is that the Hammerhead is sick or dying, I am still watching. @17:29 Another thought possibly a territorial dispute. @24:38 Bull Shark's are reincarnation of bad HOA presidents. @34:46 it is gang related....the Bull Sharks made an example out of the Hammerhead Shark! @ 43:38 my best guest goes back to my first guest. The Hammerhead was hurt, sick, dying or suicidal it is natures way of the survival of the fittest!!! P.S. to the person who commented about "Orca's", this was about sharks, not dolphin's ......yes, Orca's or a member oft the dolphin family.

[@4362mont]

Not EVEN a one-on-ome battle.

[@NR699]

Wow shark so small

[@CajunBadger]

Why was my comment deleted? SMH……sad days we live in.

[@AngelRivera-wp9bg]

Head to head uhm I think it was 2 to one.

[@fredeb67]

Obvious that something was wrong with the Hammerhead. He was swimming with a list and beaching.

[@lyric8006]

At 29:15 why don’t they remove the hooks from the sharks mouth???

[@jameshaught3047]

He said we have evidence then in the same sentence says it's plausible that they do. So no evidence?

[@pierro91bis]

All this noise for nothing, there was something off with the fish in the first place

[@woodnbikes]

Florida is so bad with sharks right now, especially Bulls. Just about every fish you hook will have a shark trying to get it before you get it over the rail. That being said,Bull Shark is excellent eating when prepared properly.

[@kennnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

2 on 1 battle

[@jamessmith3978]

This garbage is why I let my subscription laps after a fourty year membership.

[@sherintv478]

❤❤..

[@VanessaJenise]

I think when the hammerhead was tryna beach itself was him tryna get away from the bullshark , though its a shark its not one of most aggressive sharks. Idk i think bullsharks in a way will always have the full advantage because the way the hammerheads head shape is makes it more difficult for them to get a good bite or hold on the bullshark it would have to be under the hammerhead as of the bull shark like any other shark , its mouth is bigger and centered so its a easy bite and less effort of an attack than the hammerhead. Idk thats just my look on it though

[@highcountrydelatite]

bull sharks are the most aggressive animal on earth

[@helpdeskjnp]

Well good thing the entire original video has been spliced up, chopped to pieces, hidden, edited and censored for our own good, so we don’t get to see what happened for ourselves. But it’s ok, we trust the scientists.

[@Japanpeuf]

15:28 15:46 Lines of code (comment) 127 & 129 🙂🙂

[@joseaguirr3]

Watching from mi house

[@JeshueMArcher]

What if the hammer head shark was pregnant and was giving off distress signals? Could that also cause an attack?

[@danielwymer1580]

Anybody that didn’t know the bull shark would win doesn’t know sharks very well !

[@joeszalay2052]

12 hammer is young 8 to 10 foot ball is full grown.hammer lacked experience

[@PauloPereira-jj4jv]

Does ANYBODY know sharks very well? Stupid comment...

[@highcountrydelatite]

@@joeszalay2052 doesnt matter..bull sharks win

[@mjcanaday1]

Watching from boring Oklahoma lol

[@MeganJohnson-gp6ug]

Watching from boring Minnesota.

[@elderinmoi1571]

Nonsense. A single encounter does not tell the story. Maybe the hammerhead was injured. One thing is true most of the time though …. Big eats small.

[@highcountrydelatite]

not with bull sharks...everything even orcas give them a bit of berth

[@joetucker-x3c]

the missing girl is gonna handle the shark? I'd like to meet that chick.

[@kelvinmarday404]

Yeah it was pretty obvious from the start something was wrong with the hammerhead, just a few days ago we kept accidentally catching a whole bunch of these baby hammerheads and they did exactly what that one did, disoriented they kept beaching themselves and swimming sideways, true they are kinda fragile as sharks

[@taxol2]

I bet bull sharks have stronger bite force than giant hammer heads. Possible only great whites have larger bite force than bull sharks (among sharks). Plus the head position and mouth on hammer heads quite awkard to have solid bite

[@highcountrydelatite]

bull sharks have the strongest bite force of any shark including whites....they are mmore powerful they hit harder and are more aggressive...and they see humans as actual prey like polar bears..only two animals that do

[@jkbc]

are Tarpons edible fish?

[@TheZombiehouseful]

I wonder do lions know about sharks?

[@haroldsmyth6685]

In south africa possible

[@Cola64]

does anyone know the outcome of the Hammerhead and Bull shark on the beach? It's the only reason I watched this for a 2 second clip with zero information

[@highcountrydelatite]

bull sharks always win...and they can bull themselves off sand

[@chilo31416]

This used to be a respectable channel. what happened?

[@fanaxlbailey3709]

Where is the location

[@kylielynam3583]

Bullshark unfazed by having something stapled to its dorsal...it went away and probs irritated. You get a nose piercing😂. Not saying its wrong as its for information but just be real.

[@laurentdelphin7961]

Good for the part of shark documentary, very bad the part of people shouting. Please remove these latter parts. Thank you.

[@R.me_strong]

Where tf is Aaron

[@imaniidoll]

Right the ultimate call in. They called them out 😂

[@jojohill27]

Hammerheads the king cobras of the ocean eating other sharks

[@highcountrydelatite]

fake news...bulls dominate

[@gregwright2059]

Bull wins in a fight

[@ohshedee2020]

ugh so lame, I thought right away, it was sick...all this research and torture studying.

[@williamwatson2501]

Give me the bull shark

[@fibonnaxsolomon8824]

When has National Geographic becomes experts in cheap sensationalism ? Has it always been that bad ? I mean, the narrating is just ...

[@leongpoon]

Dino

[@SpookyRedz]

Commercial fishing have overfished the oceans and there is not enough for the sharks to eat , due to over fishing

[@JaneRockriver]

How do they tell the differences between male and female hammerheads

[@Jordanelica]

Hammer head

[@sebleyimer3682]

I’m going back in a minute and I’ll call him back and let you guys go through the shark management and get the paperwork out there so you guys can get it out of the house so we have it all together for the next couple days and I will be able and get you to get the money and get the money out of the bank so I will get the paperwork from the office and then I will

[@TheCottonman]

Maybe stop the same advertising every 90 seconds and folks might be able to enjoy the video...

[@PavlovsDog-yf1wu]

Etamebut backwards.

[@cornell833]

I own 7 🦈

[@AnteGV1950]

these are actors, not experts and scientists, i don't believe them anything...all for show

[@ChasesdadNYC]

This site has become a poor joke looking for likes. Unsubscribed,it BS

[@Canelo77]

How can you tell just by looking at the shark if it is a male or female?

[@coreyhayes4788]

Hammerhead is not an even match for a bull shark.

[@highcountrydelatite]

not much is...its most aggressive animal on earth the bullshark