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A piranha or piraña (/ p ɪ ˈ r ɑː n j ə ˌ-r æ n /, or / p ɪ ˈ r ɑː n ə /; Portuguese: [piˈɾɐ̃ɲɐ], Spanish:) is any of a number of freshwater fish species in the family Serrasalmidae, [1] or the subfamily Serrasalminae within the tetra family, Characidae [2] in order Characiformes.
This fish is an omnivore, and has aggressive tendencies when hungry, stressed, or seeking live food. Like most in the Serrasalmidae family, piraya piranhas dental morphology has a major influence for their inclination toward piscivorous and herbivorous behavior [3].
They also tend to feed only on weak, injured, dying, or dead animals in the wild. [19] Red-bellied piranhas do not stay in groups in order to pack-hunt for larger animals, but instead group for protection against predators. Foraging methods vary throughout the different stages of a piranha's life.
Eating live animals is the practice of humans or other sentient species eating animals that are still alive. It is a traditional practice in many East Asian food cultures. Animals may also be eaten alive for shock value. Eating live animals, or parts of live animals, may be unlawful in certain jurisdictions under animal cruelty laws.
[1] An idiomatic (rather than ecological) definition is preferred here because although, statistically, attacks on humans by wild carnivores are an extremely rare cause of death—even in regions with high levels of human-wildlife interaction and relatively high absolute numbers of attacks [2] —the topic remains one of great fascination [3 ...
Every so often we hear horrifying stories of modern day cannibalism. In 2012, a naked man attacked and ate the face of a homeless man in Miami.That same year, a Brazilian trio killed a woman and ...
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The black piranha is found in northern South America, east of the Andes.They are found in the drainage systems of the Amazon and Orinoco as well as the Essequibo River and other rivers of the Guiana Shield and the coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil. [1]