Piranha Basics
The continent in which Piranhas live.
South America
A piranha can smell a drop of blood in how much liquid?
200 liters or 422 pints
Piranhas live in what kind of water?
rivers in a tropical rain forest
Piranhas will attack humans. Which action makes piranha most likely to attack?
splashing
Piranhas can grow up to this length
33 cm. or 13 in.
As well as using their eyes underwater, Piranhas also use which sense to find their way?
smell
There are about this many species of piranhas
60
Piranhas have this color body
silver with red bellies
This is what piranhas mainly eat
dead or dying animals
Despite preferring meat, piranhas will also eat
plants and berries
Piranhas can live up to this many years in the wild
25 years
Piranhas must continuously do this in order to breath
swim
Despite having a bad reputation, piranhas are actually quite
timid
This part of fish anatomy is used for "breathing"
What are gills
This is what Piranhas use their teeth to do
tear and rip their food
Piranhas make a nest by digging a pit in the nottom of the river. How many days does it take for the eggs to hatch?
2-3 days
This is how long it takes a piranha to strip its prey to the bone
minutes
The word piranha means this in the languages of some people groups that live on the Amazon
Tooth Fish
What is special about a piranha's lower jaw
It protrudes
Piranhas typically prefer to feed in a group called a
school
Piranhas are bought as pets in many countries around the world, however in the United States this is
illegal in most parts
Piranhas have predators such as
caimans, dolphins, and large birds
Despite having razor-sharp teeth, piranhas are not considered this type of predator
apex