Piranha fish are incredible animals that have gotten a bit of a bad reputation over the years. Though relatively small, the fish sport jaws lined with incredibly sharp teeth that they can use to ...

The skulls of two jaguars his grandfather, a shaman, killed lie next to piranha-teeth necklaces in the corner. And there are the bamboo windpipes that he still plays.

A piranha is a type of fish from the Serrasalmidae family and a member of the subfamily Serrasalminae. It’s a freshwater fish that lives in lakes, floodplains, reservoirs, and South American rivers.

Sometimes an animal just captures the collective imagination in a way that, while sensational, might not be entirely justified. Take piranha fish, a toothy South American freshwater fish that has been ...

A Miami fisherman thought he caught a piranha. The fish turned out to be one of the piranha’s lesser-known relatives, the pacu. Both have an impressive set of teeth.