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May 27, 2026 30 min

Cookiecutter Shark (Isistius brasilensis)

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This week we discuss a small, parasitic shark known for biting circular plugs of flesh out of large fish, whales, and other animals. This one's a paradoxical species that we've known about for a while yet are still often left guessing about.

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