Killer Piranhas Myth or Fact????😱

Killer Piranhas: Myth or Fact?
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Hollywood scriptwriters and James Bond films would have you believe that piranhas are up there with sharks as among the most dangerous aquatic creatures on earth. But is it true that within seconds of meeting them in the water, you will be reduced to a gleaming pile of bones?Piranhas are indigenous to the Amazon basin, and incidents do occur every year. In 2011, a series of attacks left 100 people injured; in 2012, a young girl died after her canoe capsized in the Amazon and she was eaten by piranhas.On December 26, 2013, a massive piranha attack left 70 injured in Argentina. Witnesses said thousands of swimmers in the Paraná River suddenly started getting bitten on their feet and legs. Medical officers at the scene said the fish were “very aggressive” and that “some people had bits of flesh torn from them”. However, they also said this was an exceptional event, and that unusually warm weather had driven the fish into the area.
Then on February 16, 2016, piranhas injured over 50 people in Brazil. Earlier that year, swimmers in Brazil were being warned to stay out of the water following frequent piranha attacks on beaches in Palmas and the San Francisco River. Regional biologists said that the unusually high numbers of piranhas might have been linked to recent droughts, which affected food supplies.
Yet among all of these horror stories, many bathe unscathed in the waters of South America. In 2007, Martin Strel claimed to have swum the entire length of the Amazon River: 5,268km from Peru to Belém, Brazil. Although Strel’s speed has led some to question his claim, undoubtedly he spent a lot of time in Amazon waters without a single piranha incident.
So how dangerous are these freshwater fish to humans? The fact is, many people swim in piranha-infested waters without incident. To prove the point, researchers Herbert Axelrod and Jeremy Wade individually set up experiments where they sat in pools filled with piranhas. The fish ignored them both completely. When Wade entered the pool, all the piranhas retreated to the other side. When Axelrod held out fresh, bloody meat on a hook directly in front of him, the piranhas eventually came over and ate it, but none touched him.Piranhas are omnivores, and shy ones at that, commonly eating small fish, seeds, nuts, fruits and seaweed. Even the most carnivorous species (red-bellied piranha) scavenge rather than attack their prey and risk injury themselves. They are the vultures of freshwater.This brings us back to the awful story of the young girl who died after her canoe capsized: While media coverage implied that the piranhas had launched a full-scale attack on her, the post mortem revealed that she had drowned before the fish found her.
Another myth is that they travel in shoals in order to attack as a group. In reality, this is to protect themselves from predators.
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Killer Piranhas Myth or Fact????😱