In June 2025, a scuba diver shared a fascinating close-up video of a great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) swimming right towards him in the Bahamas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, Queen, up close and personal, the largest great\u00a0hammerhead<\/a>\u00a0ever filmed in the Bahamas,\u201d said Alexander Schmidt<\/a>, founder of shark diving expedition company\u00a0Apex Ocean Divers<\/a>, on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n See the thrilling moment Schmidt bumps into the “largest great hammerhead ever filmed in the Bahamas”. Credit: Alexander Schmidt (@alexsharks_) during a @apexoceandivers expedition<\/p>\n In the footage, the shark in question \u2013 a female called Queen who measures\u00a0over four metres long<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 swims directly towards the camera, paying no attention to the diver, before cruising over him.<\/p>\n The shot is filled with teeth and gills as the hammerhead passes by so closely that her whole head doesn\u2019t fit in the frame.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re evolution\u2019s masterpiece,\u201d said Schmidt, adding that their hammer-shaped\u00a0heads<\/a>\u00a0(known as a\u00a0cephalofoil<\/a>) are \u201cperfect to hold rays and feel the magnetic field of the planet!\u201d<\/p>\n Credit:\u00a0Alexander Schmidt\u00a0(@alexsharks<\/a>). Footage captured during a @apexoceandivers<\/a> expedition<\/p>\n More amazing wildlife stories from around the world<\/p>\n