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Piranha: The Killer Fish of the Amazon

The piranha is a large fish with razor sharp teeth to cut through steel! They have a reputation as man eaters, despite being the size of a human palm! They hunt in groups, tearing and ripping apart food. A piranha does not kill it's prey, it eats it alive! The piranha is the ultimate killer of the Amazon, an apex predator. But only large predators, like the piraracu, also known as the arapaima, prey on the piranha.

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