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What does a piranha look like?
• Black with yellow spots, red belly, and a little of bit of green on their fins.
• They range from 1 ½ to 2 feet long.
• They have a bulldog face with a large lower jaw and many razor sharp teeth.
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Where Do They Live?
• South America rainforest east of the Andes mountains.
• They swim in tropical rivers.
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What do Piranhas Eat?
• They eat fish and land animals.
• Including: crustaceans, insects, birds, rodents, capybaras, sometimes their own young, and dead meat found in the river.
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How does the piranha’s body help it survive?• Even though the piranha is usually small,
their teeth interlock in powerful jaws which allow it to tear and rip flesh.
• Their victims are smaller than themselves like insects and small fish.
• The piranha eats
ferociously like it
hasn’t eaten in
100 days.
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Interesting Facts
• Female piranhas lay about 5,000 eggs.
• Piranhas swim in large schools to stay safe.
• They are attracted to the scent of blood.
• They eat fruit and seeds.• They rarely eat human
beings unless they can’t find other food.
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Noah & Jordan’s Video
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SeaWorld Education Department Publication. San Diego, Sea World, Inc. 1995.
• “Piranha.” Encyclopedia of Animals (2006): 1. Primary Search. EBSCO. Web. 22 Apr. 2010.
• Piranha: Facts, Pictures: Animal Planet. Piranhas. http://animal.discovery.com/fish/piranha April 22, 2010
• “Piranhas.” Kids InfoBits Presents: Plants and Animals. Gale, 2010. Reprodced in Kids InfoBits. Detriot: Gale, 2010. http//galenet. Galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits
• “Piranhas.” PebbleGo. http:www.pebblego.com. April 22, 2010