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Amazon River Views: Top ‘Piranha’ Moments (BBC)

These sharp-toothed water dwellers are more than capable of stripping a carcass clean in mere moments.

A piranha or piraña, a member of family Serrasalmidae, or a member of the subfamily Serrasalminae within the tetra family, Characidae in order Characiformes, is a freshwater fish that inhabits South American rivers, floodplains, lakes and reservoirs.