20 sharks attacked 😱 Three adventurers whose catamaran was ripped apart by cookiecutter sharks 835kms off the Queensland coast have spoken of their ordeal after coming ashore on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Two Russians and a French national were sailing on a 9m inflatable catamaran from Vanuatu to Cairns when they sent out a radio distress beacon at 1.30am Wednesday after large sections of the vessel were removed in the shark frenzy. #ABCNews #SharkAttack #CookicutterShark #SharkAttackQueensla

Don’t be fooled by its adorable name—the cookiecutter shark attacks by suctioning its lips to its victim’s flesh, spinning, and ejecting a cylindrical plug of flesh from its prey! Nat Geo Explorer Jessica Cramp reveals more about these small but mighty marine predators. Learn more about sharks in our Resource Library! 🦈 http://on.natgeo.org/6180z2vCs #SharkFest | National Geographic Education