Great hammerhead is about 1.52× longer by these reference values.
Great hammerhead uses a 6.1 m upper reference, compared with 4 m for Oceanic whitetip. Great hammerhead's weight reference is about 2.7× heavier.
ON THE SAME SCALE
Human. Bus. Whale.
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Length bars use upper comparison values and do not show body depth, tail proportion or typical adult size. A long thresher tail, for example, does not equal whale-shark body mass.
THE NUMBERS
Side by side.
WHAT THE DATA CAN SAY
Size is not the whole animal.
Length and weight
Great hammerhead is represented by reported to 6.1 m / 20 ft; Oceanic whitetip by reported to 4 m / 13 ft. The comparison uses the largest reported length and a record mass. The comparison deliberately distinguishes the record from common size.
Bite evidence
Great hammerhead: Comparative biomechanics exist, but a simple verified maximum is not established here. Oceanic whitetip: A traceable, species-wide maximum is not available.
Living versus extinct
Both species are living, but record-sized individuals are rare. These upper references should not be read as normal adult size.
Ecology changes the matchup
Its wide head is a sensory platform, not just an unusual silhouette. Most individuals are under 3 m even though larger records exist.
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