14 Fun Facts About Piranhas | Smithsonian
网页2014年7月8日 · Despite their flesh-eating reputation, some piranhas are omnivorous, eating more seeds than meat, and some even subsist on plants alone.
Piranha Feeding Frenzy | Planet Earth | BBC Earth - YouTube
网页2017年3月24日 · In the slow flowing waters of the Pantanal, over 300 species of Fish can be found. Two common predators that patrol these immense wetlands of Brazil are the Red Bellied Piranha and the Dorado,...
The Piranhas Diet – What Do Piranhas Actually Eat?
网页2019年4月8日 · In short, most Piranhas are omnivores and eat both meat and fruits, as well as seeds, insects, fish and plant matter. There are a few species that are more aggressive towards meat, but it’s equally true that there are some …
Piranha - Wikipedia
网页Piranhas will often scavenge, [9] and some species such as Serrasalmus elongatus are specialized scale-eaters, feeding primarily on scales and fins of other fish. [3] Scale- and fin-eating is more widespread among juvenile and sub-adult piranhas. [20] Piranhas lay their eggs in pits dug during the breeding season and swim around to protect them.
Piranha Feeding Frenzy - YouTube
网页You'll be amazed at how voracious these red-bellied piranhas become when a mackerel is lowered into their tank. At first they seem timid. But after the first...
What Do Piranhas Eat? - A-Z Animals
网页2022年1月11日 · Piranhas are able to eat a variety of foods, including live, frozen, dried, meaty, and vegetable-based ones. Piranhas will eat fish pellets and flakes, especially those that are rich in animal components, when they are kept in captivity.
Piranha: Fish With a Vicious Reputation and Mixed Diet
网页2024年6月18日 · Piranhas, like most wild animals, eat what they can get. A typical piranha diet includes a lot of aquatic invertebrates (worms and insects), other fish, some carrion they find in the river, as well as seeds and vegetation.
Facts About Piranhas - Live Science
网页2017年2月22日 · Some piranhas are omnivorous and eat more seeds than meat, according to Smithsonian magazine. Some species are vegetarian. A species discovered in 2013, Tometes camunani, for example, lives...
Piranha Facts & Information, With Pictures & Video. - Active Wild
网页2015年3月30日 · Piranhas mostly eat smaller fish, snails, insects, and some aquatic plants. However, they didn’t get their ferocious meat eating reputation for nothing. They will also eat small mammals and birds that have fallen into the water.
Piranha | Description, Size, Diet, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica
网页2024年8月23日 · piranha, any of more than 60 species of razor-toothed carnivorous fish of South American rivers and lakes, with a somewhat exaggerated reputation for ferocity. In movies such as Piranha (1978), the piranha has been depicted as a …