Tracked via SPOT (Smart Position and Temperature) tag
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Track a real hammerhead and hug this one! Created in partnership with Saving the Blue, each hammerhead plush unlocks an interactive tracking map and directly supports their conservation. Great for the whole family, unless you’re all stingrays. LIMITED TIME EXCLUSIVE!
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We donate 10% of profits to Saving the Blue and their work protecting threatened marine species. The Voyage Plush helps further this mission with every purchase, tracking critically endangered hammerheads through the ocean.
Marine scientists at Saving The Blue study a variety of threatened marine organisms, including sharks, to continue refining their management and protection strategies. Active research combined with community outreach programs in marine conservation enables everyone to help recover and restore ocean life.
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Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 99 reviews.
This plush is too adorable for words. He's so soft and snuggly. He likes to ''swim' on my bed. He's right at home there. I've named him Hammy after the Hammerhead Shark I'm following. He's wonderful quality and so soft. What a great plush!
We gifted this to my son for his birthday. He was so excited to have a cute stuffed animal, but then I showed him that it was linked to a real animal! He asks to see where his shark is often. It is also very soft.
Had to get this for my ocean-obsessed 6 year old who already has a growing collection of Fahlo plushies.
As with the previous purchases, it is beautifully made with gorgeously soft material, and the added bonus of tracking a hammerhead shark.
I love hammerheads! This plush is sitting on top of my dresser(so my dog can’t eat it!). It brings me such joy every time I look at it! Great colors, soft, well made. Thanks!
My daughter has loved sharks especially hammer head sharks since she was small she is now almost 9 and still has the same love for them! I ordered the hammer head plush as an early birthday present and she was over the moon and has taken him everywhere we go sleeps with it every night and absolutely loves that she can track him. So much that I had to order her a hammer head bracelet she checked on them every day a dozen times a day 😁 definitely worth it! High quality plush fast shipping great product for a great cause bracelets are made with quality beads heavy duty strong n are absolutely beautiful
I 💕 the hammerhead shark plushie because it's soft and cuddly. The name is very funny 😄, I got a chuckle out of it. I actually saw some hammerhead 🦈 at the New England Aquarium back in the 80's and again when I went to Sea World Orlando in 1997.
“In order to conserve and manage sharks, researchers use tags to track them in their natural habitat and study their movement patterns and behavior. This tagging allows researchers to better understand the species’ life history, social behavior, reproduction and much more, including how often the animals may interact with fisheries. These fields are all very important for advancing the conservation and management of sharks. For example, Saving the Blue recently tagged a great hammerhead in Andros. Within the Bahamas, this shark was protected as part of the national Shark Sanctuary. When the shark left the Bahamas and swam to the United States, however, it was subject to fishing pressure as regulations permit limited harvest in federal waters. By revealing where sharks move and the routes they travel, scientists can understand how best to influence management and ultimately, protect them. This protection is only possible with the use of tags, which reveal the secrets of these fascinating creatures!” - Saving the Blue
To learn more about why sharks are tracked, visit our partner directly at savingtheblue.org.
How are sharks tracked?
We use a combination of satellite and acoustic electronic devices. Satellite tags (SPOT or PSAT) are typically used to monitor migration patterns both horizontally and vertically as they can provide locations of the sharks during tracks and depth / temperature information at 5-minute intervals throughout their deployment. Acoustic tracking tags are usually deployed to examine habitat use at finer scales, determining the role of various biological factors (e.g. biotic / abiotic) on how sharks use particular areas.” - Saving the Blue
To learn more about how sharks are tracked, visit our partner directly at savingtheblue.org.
Does tracking harm the sharks?
“Our team is very careful with how we handle and place tags on sharks. Most satellite devices are placed next to or through the dorsal fin. There are no nerve endings in the fins and although we are unable to ask a shark if it feels us making a hole to place a tag, they do not react. The tags are temporary with materials that break down over time, so eventually there are no tag remnants on the shark. Acoustic tags are typically implanted in the body cavity and can last up to 10-years, many recent studies that our scientific team have been involved with have tracked some individuals up to 6-years with tags implanted showing no adverse effects.” - Saving the Blue
Great, scalloped, and smooth hammerheads are listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List. Their greatest threat is bycatch by global fisheries—in other words, they are accidentally caught during commercial fishing meant for other species. Since these apex predators serve a vital role in keeping ocean ecosystems stable and healthy, their conservation and restoration is incredibly important!
Why do hammerhead sharks look like that?
Unlike their more sleek-headed cousins, hammerheads’ mallet-shaped noggins (while a little cumbersome) serve a very specific purpose. In true shark fashion, it has everything to do with hunting prey. Their unique head shape in part gives these sharks binocular vision; with eyes on either end, their field of vision is quite broad and allows them to view a great deal of their surroundings at once.
Additionally, that big head has a lot of extra space inside to store specialized sensory organs that detect electrical fields produced by other marine life. Since hammerheads’ favorite meal—stingrays—tend to hide under the sand, this is especially helpful. Once they find a ray, they use their wide heads to pin them to the ocean floor.
How do I wash my hammerhead plush?
Wipe with damp sponge or cloth, using warm water and mild soap. Once dry, brush to restore the plush and proceed with snuggling.
“In order to conserve and manage sharks, researchers use tags to track them in their natural habitat and study their movement patterns and behavior. This tagging allows researchers to better understand the species’ life history, social behavior, reproduction and much more, including how often the animals may interact with fisheries. These fields are all very important for advancing the conservation and management of sharks. For example, Saving the Blue recently tagged a great hammerhead in Andros. Within the Bahamas, this shark was protected as part of the national Shark Sanctuary. When the shark left the Bahamas and swam to the United States, however, it was subject to fishing pressure as regulations permit limited harvest in federal waters. By revealing where sharks move and the routes they travel, scientists can understand how best to influence management and ultimately, protect them. This protection is only possible with the use of tags, which reveal the secrets of these fascinating creatures!” - Saving the Blue
To learn more about why sharks are tracked, visit our partner directly at savingtheblue.org.
We use a combination of satellite and acoustic electronic devices. Satellite tags (SPOT or PSAT) are typically used to monitor migration patterns both horizontally and vertically as they can provide locations of the sharks during tracks and depth / temperature information at 5-minute intervals throughout their deployment. Acoustic tracking tags are usually deployed to examine habitat use at finer scales, determining the role of various biological factors (e.g. biotic / abiotic) on how sharks use particular areas.” - Saving the Blue
To learn more about how sharks are tracked, visit our partner directly at savingtheblue.org.
“Our team is very careful with how we handle and place tags on sharks. Most satellite devices are placed next to or through the dorsal fin. There are no nerve endings in the fins and although we are unable to ask a shark if it feels us making a hole to place a tag, they do not react. The tags are temporary with materials that break down over time, so eventually there are no tag remnants on the shark. Acoustic tags are typically implanted in the body cavity and can last up to 10-years, many recent studies that our scientific team have been involved with have tracked some individuals up to 6-years with tags implanted showing no adverse effects.” - Saving the Blue
Great, scalloped, and smooth hammerheads are listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List. Their greatest threat is bycatch by global fisheries—in other words, they are accidentally caught during commercial fishing meant for other species. Since these apex predators serve a vital role in keeping ocean ecosystems stable and healthy, their conservation and restoration is incredibly important!
Unlike their more sleek-headed cousins, hammerheads’ mallet-shaped noggins (while a little cumbersome) serve a very specific purpose. In true shark fashion, it has everything to do with hunting prey. Their unique head shape in part gives these sharks binocular vision; with eyes on either end, their field of vision is quite broad and allows them to view a great deal of their surroundings at once.
Additionally, that big head has a lot of extra space inside to store specialized sensory organs that detect electrical fields produced by other marine life. Since hammerheads’ favorite meal—stingrays—tend to hide under the sand, this is especially helpful. Once they find a ray, they use their wide heads to pin them to the ocean floor.
Wipe with damp sponge or cloth, using warm water and mild soap. Once dry, brush to restore the plush and proceed with snuggling.
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