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Cookiecutter shark video climbs past 42 million views

The video from Zack D. Films has passed forty-two million views and still leads YouTube's U.S. Pets and Animals trending chart; the shark stays unbothered.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on #Trending
Published 9:54 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: Cookiecutter shark — Photo: NOAA Observer Project · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by YouTube (Zack D. Films): “Zack D. Films breaks down how cookiecutter sharks bite whales”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 9:54 AM ET on #Trending, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.

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YouTube (Zack D. Films)Zack D. Films breaks down how cookiecutter sharks bite whales

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe cookiecutter shark video from Zack D.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFilms has climbed to more than forty-two million views, and it is still number one in Pets and Animals on YouTube's U.S. chart.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorForty-two million. It added about a million since our early check, and all it does is show a small shark biting a big whale.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI love that shark. One neat bite, no seconds, and it swims off like it just paid the bill.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI love it more. It knows exactly what it wants, and the whale doesn't even file a complaint.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, now we're fighting over a shark.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhoever loves it more wins, Chip. Chat, rate the shark's confidence, one to ten. And I've watched it three times, so I'm the whale here.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHashtag Nibble.

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The story so far

Oct 14Cookiecutter shark video climbs past 42 million views (this story)
Oct 14Naruto-run video climbs past twenty-four million views · YouTube (Zack D. Films)