Scientists in Canada have discovered what they believe to be a whole new type of orca, and these ones like hunting other ...

12. The Cookiecutter Shark: Doesn't look like much, given its small size. But guess how it gets its name? Its teeth are set in a circular jaw, so that when it bites you it takes out a cookie ...

Not all sharks kill the animals they feed on. The cookiecutter shark, a small species about 43 to 56 centimetres long, is so named because it feeds by biting mouthfuls of flesh out of larger animals.

It’s the Friday edition of the 9 at 9 – and we’re still recovering from yesterday’s downer of a segment. We’ll lift your sprits today tho!

The cookie cutter shark is suspected of biting through an inflatable catamaran off Cairns causing it to deflate. Does it surprise you hearing of a shark of its type repeatedly biting such an object?

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