Jan 6, 2022 · Four people were killed and 20 others have been injured in separate piranha attacks in Paraguay this year, causing concern among locals.

May 11, 2023 · The attack in Tarumã-Açu could have been triggered by a single piranha mistaking a foot for food, taking a mouthful and drawing blood, which in turn sparked a feeding …

May 5, 2019 · Attacks are mainly due to either extreme hunger, or more likely their breeding nests being disturbed by humans in the water. Everyone known to have been bitten by Piranha has …

Biting abilities Piranhas have one of the strongest bites found in bony fishes. Relative to body mass, the black piranha (Serrasalmus rhombeus) produces one of the most forceful bites …

Oct 19, 2023 · Piranhas that are swimming freely don’t have any reason to attack humans. However, a piranha caught in a fishing net is sure to cause trouble to whatever approaches it.

Jun 16, 2025 · The mother of a nine-year-old girl has come forward after her daughter was savagely attacked by piranhas during a trip to a popular lake destination in Brazil’s Caldas …

Jun 14, 2025 · A young girl was attacked and seriously maimed by piranhas while visiting a popular swimming spot with her family.

May 12, 2023 · Tourists have been attacked by a shoal of vicious piranhas in Brazil, leaving them with bleeding wounds. Eight people were injured by the fish at the beach resort, located in …

Yasmin Vieira, 9, was sitting on a deck with her legs in the water when she was attacked at Lago Sul in Brazil on Sunday, June 8. A nine-year-old girl in Brazil has been mutilated in a piranha...

Mar 5, 2024 · Fifteen people who were swimming in a river in the north of Brazil were attacked by piranhas with images showing blood pouring from them and needed hospital treatment