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HAVING LUNCH WITH THE NEIGHBORS... in the AMAZON BASIN
Brazilian Man feeding piranhas with cheeky gators getting in on the feast
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Piranhas are small fish with a big reputation — and big teeth! Piranhas are freshwater fish, and live in the rivers and streams of South America. The piranha's fearsome reputation is partly due to fact, and partly due to fiction. Although piranhas are predatory, they are also just as likely to be preyed on by other animals.
Piranha Facts: Appearance & Size
The piranha is a relatively small fish with a round body, large head, and bulldog-like face.
Piranhas can grow to between 8 and 15 inches (20-37 cm) long.
Piranhas swim in groups called shoals. There are usually around 20 piranhas in a shoal.
Although it was once believed that piranhas swim in shoals in order to attack, it is now thought that swimming in groups provides protection from predators, not to hunt.
Piranha Species
There are at least 20 species of piranha – and there could be as many as 60 in an array of different colours, including yellow, gray, blue, red, and black. One of the most common species of piranhas is the red-bellied piranha, so named for its reddish belly.
Another common type of piranha is the black piranha.
Piranha Teeth
The piranha’s most notable characteristic is of course its set of razor sharp teeth. The teeth are triangular in shape and are used to puncture and tear the fish's prey. A piranha's teeth are replaced continuously throughout its lifetime. The teeth grow in four sets; one for each corner of the fish's mouth. Sets are replaced every 100 days. It’s not uncommon to find a piranha with half of its bottom teeth missing, waiting for the new set to emerge. A young fish of only 6 inches can already possess teeth that are 1/6 of an inch long!
Piranha Diet
Despite their reputation of being voracious meat eaters, piranhas are actually omnivores (plant and meat eaters).
Piranhas mostly eat smaller fish, snails, insects, and some aquatic plants. However, they didn’t get their ferocious meat eating reputation for nothing. They will also eat small mammals and birds that have fallen into the water. Piranhas are known as ‘opportunistic carnivores’. This means that if the opportunity arises for an easy meat meal, piranhas will take it
Piranha Feeding Frenzies
Piranha feeding frenzies occur when there has been a shortage of food and the shoal locates some prey. Sensing blood in the water, each fish in the shoal attempts to tear off a piece of food. When this occurs, the water seems to boil and churn. Piranhas are capable of stripping their prey of flesh in a matter of minutes, and when frenzied, will bite one another in the process.
Piranha Habitat
Piranhas are freshwater fish, and are found primarily in South America in the Amazon Basin, the Orinoco River and east of the Andes Mountains. They can inhabit diverse locations such as lakes, tributaries, wetlands and creeks. They have even been found in flooded forests.
Piranhas prefer fast-flowing water. They are highly tolerant of many water conditions; surviving in whitewater, blackwater, and clearwater rivers. They live in water that is 75-86 degrees Fahrenheit (24-30 degrees Celsius).
Do Piranhas Attack Humans?
The idea that piranhas will attack humans is mostly myth. Attacks by piranhas on humans are rare, and most have been exaggerated. Native people will happily swim in rainforest waters with piranhas present. A piranha will bite if it feels threatened or if its eggs are being endangered.
Black piranhas and red-bellied piranhas are believed to be the most aggressive species, and the most dangerous to humans.
Piranha Predators
Piranhas are eaten not only by other predatory fish (including other piranhas), but also by animals such as herons, caimans, water snakes and turtles. Adult piranhas have been known to eat their own young.
