In 2007, the statue that would forever come to be known ... Neptune Jr., riding on the back of a hammerhead shark. Local community politics being what it is, of course there are people that ...

"Cupid is a messenger of love and peace, and a hammerhead shark is one of the most gracious marine animals out there," he said. Neighbors said it reminds them of another Encinitas statue.

Klimley: Yes. The U.S. Navy, in fact, once considered the hammerhead the third most dangerous species after the great white and the tiger shark. (There are nine species of hammerheads, but the ...