For reasons unknown, cookie-cutter sharks stepped up their attacks on people. “In a historic first, the elusive, foot-long cookie cutter shark was responsible for three of 2019’s attacks ...

The cookie-cutter shark grows to about 2 feet long as an adult, but have specially crafted jaws that can scoop out a nugget of flesh, leaving a gaping hole, hence the "cookie-cutter" name.

Cookie cutter sharks spend the daylight hours below the cusp of darkness—that is, below 1,000 meters/3,280 feet. They migrate to or near the surface at night, travelling 2,000-3,000 meters/6,560 ...

One of the world’s least known shark species, the cookie-cutter, was responsible for a trio of attacks on humans last year, using a method of cutting out a cookie-shaped chunk of flesh ...

One of the world’s least known shark species, the cookie-cutter, was responsible for a trio of attacks on humans last year, using a method of cutting out a cookie-shaped chunk of flesh ...

One of the world’s least known shark species, the cookie-cutter, was responsible for a trio of attacks on humans last year, using a method of cutting out a cookie-shaped chunk of flesh ...

One of the world’s least known shark species, the cookie-cutter, was responsible for a trio of attacks on humans last year, using a method of cutting out a cookie-shaped chunk of flesh ...

One of the world’s least known shark species, the cookie-cutter, was responsible for a trio of attacks on humans last year, using a method of cutting out a cookie-shaped chunk of flesh ...