| English Name: Pirhana |
Spanish Name: Piraña
Size: Average 6-8 inches in length
Life span: Unknown to us, but they probably live for several years.
the water could be attaked. Babies will eat anything that moves! Most don't attak and eat humans.
Predators: Humans
Adaptations:
It needs its sharp teeth to tear food apart. It only eats meat,
so without it's sharp teeth, it would not survive.
Interesting Facts:
-Scientists believe that the ferocity of a pirhana is exaggerated.
-The most dangerous pirhana may reach 2 ft in length!!!!
-The jaws are so strong and teeth so sharp that they can chop out a
piece of flesh as neatly as a razor.
- Sometimes pirhanas hunt in shoals, sometimes of several thousand!!
-Some travellers now say that they have waded in or swam in rivers
infested with pirhana shoals and have never been atacked.
Bibliography:
1. "Piranha." International Wildlife Encyclopedia.
1994 ed.
2. "Red Piranha" 26 Mar. 2003 <http://www.scz.org/animals/p/piranha.html>
Research by Kristen F. and Camille V.
