When study authors Steven Minaglia and Melodee Liegl analyzed data from 1961 to 2023 on swims across channels in Hawai’i, attacks on humans by cookiecutter shark species, and whether or not the ...

Cookiecutter sharks get their name because of the round bites they leave – as if it were cut out with a cookie cutter. They like to stay in deep waters, but head to the surface to feed at night ...

Hawaii is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Its tropical weather, gorgeous volcanic mountains, lush green scenery, and epic waves are every nature lover’s and surfer’s dream. From big ...

The cookie cutter shark grows to up to 22 inches. ... Sharks don’t target human beings and they certainly don’t hold grudges.” ... Shark attacks are very rare.

Roughly 500 miles (800 kilometers) off the coast of Cairns, Australia, their vessel came under attack by cookiecutter sharks, ... leaving characteristic ‘cookie-cutter’ wounds.

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — The dramatic ocean saga that led to three men being rescued this week from a sinking inflatable catamaran off the Australian coast has been pinned on an unusual ...

The dramatic ocean saga that led to three men being rescued this week from a sinking inflatable catamaran off the Australian coast has been pinned on an unusual culprit: a small, cigar-shaped ...

The dramatic ocean saga that led to three men being rescued this week from a sinking inflatable catamaran off the Australian coast has been pinned on an unusual culprit: a small, cigar-shaped shark ...

In an Instagram post after the rescue, the group said the attacks were by cookiecutter sharks, which damaged the rear left balloon of the boat on Monday and left it “completely submerged ...

But a real attack would be extremely painful, because the sharks travel — and dine — in schools. “If you can imagine, they’ve got limited vision and it’s dark.

CANBERRA, ACT — Three round-the-world sailors reached land safely Thursday after sharks nearly sank their catamaran in the Coral Sea. Both of the inflatable hulls on their 9-meter (30-foot) boat ...

Cookiecutter sharks have only been involved in four confirmed, unprovoked bites, which all happened in Hawaii, it said, citing the International Shark Attack File.