Piranha facts: (not so) ferocious fish | Animal Fact Files

Piranhas are well known fish because people believe they're something they're not. Piranhas are from South America and live in flowing rivers and streams as well as lakes and flooded forests. Here they're form groups not for hunting but for safety. Piranhas are preyed upon by other, larger fish. Piranhas themselves are opportunistic eaters. They have some amazing teeth that look kind of like shark teeth but don't work in the same way.
Scientific Name: part of the Serrasalmidae family
Range: South America
Size: 1 foot (30.5cm) on average
Diet: smaller fish, crustaceans, insects, frogs, seeds, fruits, etc.
Lifespan: up to 8 years
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[@geoleo965]

Legend speaks that if you kiss one, it'll turn into a politician.

[@USATheFallen]

legend are more so not proven id like to call this a fact

[@mastertechnician3372]

I would not kiss a politician. May turn into Piranha.

[@jennadaigle7508]

Thanks for an eye-opening video. Interestingly, Theodore Roosevelt pushed the idea that animals in general were dangerous and dumb. Probably b/c he was so heavily into trophy hunting.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Yeah it's too bad for the animals that get misrepresented.

[@jennadaigle7508]

@@AnimalFactFiles Yep. For YEARS. Saying animals don't think/feel and are "ferocious" etc., makes it morally OK to do factory farming and cruel lab experiments. Channels like yours do a lot to help stop animal cruelty. Thanks!! (Subbed) 😃❤🐾🐾

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Hopefully things will improve for animals over time. Glad we're helping to make a difference. Thanks for joining us! =)

[@madhatt3r93]

I think they're kinda cute, with their flat faces :D and thair scales are so pretty, look like glitter!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

I totally agree! I find myself often giving fish that pouty piranha lip when I draw them (even when they aren't piranhas!).

[@robertdaniels-lane7321]

In 1976, a packed coach bus crashed into the Amazon River with 39 people trapped and died from drowning as a result of not being able to free themselves from the bus. But some of the bodies showed signs of the individual being attacked while they were still alive. There were clear indications that piranhas indeed mutilated the bodies by the time the bus was pulled from the river. But yes, they aren’t really vicious by nature; opportunistic feeders, but still very harmless 99% of the time. 😁

[@mrmerkin6203]

Excellent. I have gone swimming in a lake with piranha (I asked the guide to go first .... hahaha) and have had piranha for dinner.

[@aspopulvera9130]

Sometimes i think, misconceptions are among the reasons why some animals might go extinct

[@hamsacc]

I really like this channel concept. Another very informative video!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@MattGodzilla2000]

This is the only pirahna themed video on youtube i can find thats not disgusting human wise.

[@JenniferLupine]

Thanks! I didn’t know much about Piranhas... I imagined they were bigger, yes, the name is scary, much more than the fish itself...cool facts about their teeth! 👍👍

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Glad you learned so much! =)

[@JenniferLupine]

@@AnimalFactFiles 👍👍

[@spinosaurusaegyptiacus7440]

Can u do deadon

[@K1kuch1]

This video is misleading, a pack of piranhas can take you down easily. This year at least 4 died by Piranhas attack at Paraguay River. We dont die here in amazon because we respect the river and we avoid piranha’s.

[@pollywoggle24]

Just came here to say piranha killed 4 people in the Paraguay River in Jan 2022.

[@MattGodzilla2000]

According to Fox news- so no

[@FACELESS_VOID_00]

Just like with Hyenas. Poor animals. Pls do Milk Fish.

[@tyrranicalt-rad6164]

Meh....I still like to think they're bloodthirsty evil killer fish !!!
Fiction is always cooler than Fact ! 🤣

[@mastertechnician3372]

You like Piranhas you swim with them. Ill pass.