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(1) If you think about sharks, the first image that comes to mind might be that of a meat-eating menace of the sea. However, while the bonnethead enjoys meat as much as any other shark, it seems to love its greens as well, so much so that about 50 percent of the shark's diet is plant-based.
(2) A Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, became interested in the sharks' eating habits in 2017 after hearing reports of the fish chomping down on seagrass, the flowering marine plant that covers ocean floors in some coastal waters.
(3) The shovel-shaped bonnetheads, which average between one to one and a half meters in length and weigh up to 12 kilos are the second smallest sharks in the hammerhead family. They can be found in estuaries and shallow bays, with mud or sand bottoms. Prior to the latest discovery, researchers believed the fish, among the few shark species not on the endangered list, primarily ate crustaceans, clams, octopuses, and small fish.
(4) Although this species of shark is one of the few that are not endangered, this recent finding will allow the protection of their environment better. Now it is understood that they not only live in but eat the grass, conservationists will be able to make sure that this species continues to thrive.