With razor sharp interlocking teeth piranhas can shred fish muscle and even small bones while hunting or scavenging.

Piranhas, notorious for sharp teeth and powerful bites, are specialized freshwater predators. Their anatomy and feeding ...

SAO PAULO • Thousands of flesh-eating piranhas have infested a river beach popular with tourists in western Brazil and have bitten at least 15 unwary swimmers, authorities said Wednesday. Officials in ...

CALDAS NOVAS, Brazil (WKRC) - A young girl was attacked and seriously maimed by piranhas while visiting a popular swimming spot with her family. "[She] really wanted to see the place, we went to the ...

Nine-year-old girl Yasmin Vieira was bitten by flesh-eating piranhas in Brazil on June 8, according to local reports The attack allegedly occurred shortly after the victim placed her legs in the water ...