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YouTube video shows how cookiecutter sharks bite whales

A Zack D. Films video ranked number one on YouTube's U.S. trending Pets and Animals chart has drawn 23 million views by documenting the feeding behavior of cookiecutter sharks attacking whales.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell on Best of BBN
Published 4:46 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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

At a glance

First reported by YouTube (Zack D. Films): “YouTube video shows how cookiecutter sharks bite whales”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 4:46 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell.
Topics: YouTube.
BBN covered this story before: Screen Gems: YouTube Exec Fede Goldenberg to Run Genre Label (October 10).

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What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorQuiet night. Kenji, I'm told there's a shark video with twenty-three million views.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNumber one on YouTube's U.S. trending chart, Pets and Animals. Zack D. Films explains how cookiecutter sharks bite whales.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBite whales? A small shark?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFeeding behavior, per the description. Small shark, huge whale. Here's the turning point.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhich is what, exactly?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe haven't aired it. Title, channel, description, view count. That's the whole tape. Strong tape.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the final score is...