First known omnivorous shark species identified

60% of the bonnethead shark's diet is made up of seagrass, which they happily graze upon as well as eating fish, crabs, snails and shrimpIt is one of the most radical rebrandings in history: contrary to their bloodthirsty image, some sharks are not irrepressible meat eaters, but are happy to munch on vegetation too.According to US researchers, one of the most common sharks in the world, a relative of the hammerhead which patrols the shores of the Americas, is the first variety of shark to be outed as a bona fide omnivore. Continue reading...