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YouTube video explains how cookiecutter sharks bite whales

The clip sits at number one on YouTube's U.S. trending chart in Pets and Animals, with more than forty-one million views; the whale declined to comment.

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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA video from Zack D.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFilms on how cookiecutter sharks bite whales is number one on YouTube's U.S. trending chart for Pets and Animals, with more than forty-one million views.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA small shark takes a bite out of a whale. That's the whole plot?

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe haven't shown it yet, so I'm working with just the title, description, and view count.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBut the title says how they bite, and that's the part I'm breaking down.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo you're analyzing a video you can't see.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTurning point is the bite itself. The whale is huge, the shark is small, and the shark shows up anyway.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFinal score, then?

  9. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentShark, ten. Whale, a perfect ten for taking it. Gloria, what's the world doing this morning?

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