Can a piranha really eat a cow in just a few seconds?

Piranha is the man-eating pomfret,It is a notorious carnivorous freshwater fish in South America, it is not large, but it is ferocious, often attacking animals (including people) that fall into the water in groups, and eating only white bones in a short period of time, which sounds creepy. Let's get to know each other.

Classification and distribution

Piranha [Pygocentrus nattereri (Serrasalmus nattereri)], belonging to the order Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae, Cyprinidae, Cyprinaceae. Other names: piranha, man-eating pomfret, freshwater pomfret, billa fish, etc.

Piranhas are mainly found in rivers east of the Andes to the plains of Brazil. In addition to the Amazon, the Cuyaba and Olinoco rivers are also its main sources. It is now located in the Amazon River basin of South America, distributed in Argentina and Brazil.

Exterior features

Piranha, also known as piranha, piranha, etc., has a short neck and a very hard skull, especially the palatine. The teeth are sharp, triangular, and staggered above and below. The jaw is well developed and protruding and has spines, and is known for its ferocity.

Have a highly developed sense of hearing. The body is oval, flattened laterally, and the caudal fin is also shaped. The body is grayish-green, dark green on the back, bright red on the abdomen, and markings on the sides of the body.

Distinguishing between males and females is more difficult. Generally, males are more colorful and smaller, while females are larger and lighter in color, and their abdomen is more distended when they are sexually mature.

Growing environment

Piranhas inhabit the main stream, large tributaries, wide rivers, and strong currents. Adults feed mainly at dawn and dusk and are dominated by insects, worms, small fish, and carrion, although some of their similar species eat only plants and small fish. The activities are mainly during the day, and at noon, they will rest in a sheltered area.

Piranhas do not have strict requirements for water quality, prefer weak acidic soft water, and the suitable water temperature for growth is 22 28. Most of these fish feed in groups, eating relatively small individual fish, preying on anything that moves in the water, and are especially sensitive to the smell of blood, and any little smell of blood will provoke a large group of piranhas to attack. Piranhas are strong and easy to raise, but they are not suitable for polyculture with fish that do not have the ability to protect themselves.

Piranhas eat a lot of things because of their large numbers, so they will eat faster.

I don't think so, but I think it's possible with a lot of piranhas, because they have very good teeth.

Piranhas are social animals and are very small, so individual piranhas cannot do it.

Piranhas generally do not appear alone, and it is possible to do so if a school of piranhas is possible.

I think piranhas have a very strong bite and live in groups, so they disappear very quickly after going down.

It's impossible to ride a cow just because it's a dead fish, and it's a herd, so there should be a lot of piranhas.

Piranhas are not so scary, but there are more piranhas.

Fake, if it's 100, it will take at least a long time.

Yes, there are so many of them, after all.

I don't think it's possible, it's still not going to be that fast.

A school of piranhas is okay but a dozen cannot, and piranhas rarely attack humans.

Piranhas, also known as piranha, are native to the Amazon River and have more than 20 different species. Among them, the representative species that are currently sold in the domestic market are called red-bellied piranhas, they are small in size, generally about 25 cm, beautiful in color, with dark green fish back, light green fish body, fiery red belly, but the character is extremely brutal. The piranha has sharp teeth, and once the bitten prey spills blood, it goes crazy, using its sharp fangs to bite and cut like a surgeon's scalpel until there is only a pile of bones left.

In Brazil's Amazon basin, piranhas are at the top of the list of the four most dangerous aquarium creatures in the region. In the Brazilian state of Maji Grosso, where piranhas are most active, about 1,200 cattle are eaten by piranha pomfret in the river every year. Some children playing in the water and women washing clothes are also attacked from time to time by man-eating pomfrets.

Piranhas are known as "water wolves" and "water ghosts" because of their ** characteristics.

In the Amazon River basin, herders graze cattle, and when they encounter a river with piranhas, they will drive a sick cow into the river first, divert the piranhas from the river, and then drive the cattle across the river quickly. And the old cow, who was the victim, was bitten by the ** piranha school in less than 10 minutes, leaving only a pair of white bone remains. The local aborigines borrowed its characteristics to stock piranhas in the moat to resist the invasion of fierce beasts and offer them as gods.

Piranhas, also known as piranhas and piranhas, are found all over the world, but are more concentrated in the Amazon basin, where they are flat and have a particularly hard skull. The lower jaw is prominent, and the teeth are triangular, sharp, and staggered above and below. The bite force of the upper and lower palate is amazing.