Pencils with teeth: meet the tiny cookiecutter shark that attacked a catamaran off Cairns

These parasitic sharks glow in the dark and are known to have a go at anything they come across, despite their small sizeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe small sharks that damaged a catamaran off the coast of Cairns have been described as "pencils with teeth" and they have a history of trying to eat inanimate objects, including submarines.Three people were rescued from the inflatable vessel and the Russian Geographic Society - which was involved with the sailor's round-the-world expedition - confirmed the hull was attacked by cookiecutter sharks in the Coral Sea. Continue reading...