This piece talks about some interesting facts about the piranha fish.

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During 1913 ,American Head of state, Theodore Roosevelt holiday in Brazil, he decided to fish through the
Amazon Rainforest.
Standing on the bank of the Amazon River, he observed a manifestation created by local fishermen.
After hindering off a portion of the river and famished piranhas for several days.
A cow was pushed into the water; it was quickly torn apart by a school of hungry piranhas.

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The word piranha means “toothfish” in the native Brazilian language of Tupi.
Fossil evidence puts piranha ancestors in the continent’s rivers 25 million years ago, but modern piranha
genera may have only been around for 1.8 million years.
Piranha’s length ranges from 6 to 10 inches in length, though some specimens have been reported to be up
to 50 centimeters (20 inches) in length.
#3.
Piranhas range in color from yellow to steel-grey to bluish to partly red to almost black.
A piranha is a vicious marine fish. They are mostly found live in lakes, rivers in South America.
Interestingly they stop eating immediately water temperature falls below 12°C (54°F) degrees Fahrenheit.

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They can live for more than 20 years.
Their mouths are lined with rows of razor-sharp, wedge-shaped teeth.
Regardless of their carnivorous nature, a typical piranha diet consists of insects, crustaceans, worms, carrion,
and fish.
#5.
Piranhas once in a blue moon attack prefer to attack humans. They prefer the ambush-style of attack in large

5. groups up to 1000
Their acute sense of smell aids them in locating food.