![paleontology: Who are cookiecutter sharks, who attacked and sank catamaran off Australia? - The Economic Times paleontology: Who are cookiecutter sharks, who attacked and sank catamaran off Australia? - The Economic Times](https://img.etimg.com/thumb/width-1200,height-900,imgsize-60886,resizemode-75,msid-103482048/news/international/us/who-are-cookiecutter-sharks-who-attacked-and-sank-catamaran-off-australia.jpg)
paleontology: Who are cookiecutter sharks, who attacked and sank catamaran off Australia? - The Economic Times
![Shark attacks remained low in 2019 – but bites from the elusive cookiecutter were up – Research News Shark attacks remained low in 2019 – but bites from the elusive cookiecutter were up – Research News](https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2020/01/1106240114_horiz.jpg)
Shark attacks remained low in 2019 – but bites from the elusive cookiecutter were up – Research News
![The new Jaws? First documented cookiecutter shark attack on live human is a worry for scientists | Daily Mail Online The new Jaws? First documented cookiecutter shark attack on live human is a worry for scientists | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/07/06/article-2012002-0CE4D17F00000578-980_634x431.jpg)
The new Jaws? First documented cookiecutter shark attack on live human is a worry for scientists | Daily Mail Online
![The cookie-cutter shark is a parasitic shark which attaches itself to larger fish and marine mammals, like the dolphin pictured. This shark is able to inflict severe damage to skin and tissue The cookie-cutter shark is a parasitic shark which attaches itself to larger fish and marine mammals, like the dolphin pictured. This shark is able to inflict severe damage to skin and tissue](https://i.redd.it/ikjkl609m5671.jpg)
The cookie-cutter shark is a parasitic shark which attaches itself to larger fish and marine mammals, like the dolphin pictured. This shark is able to inflict severe damage to skin and tissue
![Boy, 7, left with horrific circular bite after being attacked by rare 'cookie cutter' shark off Australia coast | The Sun Boy, 7, left with horrific circular bite after being attacked by rare 'cookie cutter' shark off Australia coast | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/es-shark-composite-3-way01.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=750&h=500&crop=1)