Photo by Alexdi (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe exciting Wild Fact for today will be about one of the more popular fish species known to man. The reputation as baddest fish in the river has to go to the Piranha.\u00a0 Just the name of this little fish will strike fear into even the most brave people.\u00a0 Let’s take a minute and find out a bit more about the deadly piranha.<\/p>\n
The piranha can be found in virtually every country in South America and lately as a result of irresponsible pet owners, they have been found in the Southern USA.\u00a0 For the record, it is illegal to own Piranha’s in the majority of the US States so check the laws if you have one as a pet.\u00a0 As well, please don’t dump them into the natural environment as they have the potential to destroy our natural ecosystems.<\/p>\n
So what is it about the piranha that makes them so feared? Well, it might be their single row of razor sharp teeth or perhaps their thirst for blood.\u00a0 We have all seen the movies where a school of piranha’s will feast in an erratic frenzy.\u00a0 The movies may exaggerate this feeding behaviour but they really do feed in a frenzy.\u00a0 Despite their reputation the piranha is actually an omnivore.\u00a0 That’s right, they don’t feed solely on fish, mammals and birds. They also like to feed on insects, aquatic plants and snails.\u00a0 Yummy, escargot!\u00a0 You might also be surprised that these feared fish actually have a few predators including river dolphins, crocodiles, turtles, birds and larger fish.\u00a0 I guess this just goes to prove that no matter how fierce you seem, there is always something higher up on the food chain.<\/p>\n
When it comes to parenting the piranha’s know what their doing.\u00a0 Generally the female will lay about 5000 eggs and since the male and female do such a great job guarding the nest, about 90% of these eggs will hatch in a few days.\u00a0 Don’t worry folks, I will do the math for you.\u00a0 That is 4500 baby piranha’s being born from a single mated pair. Imagine how high your babysitting bill would be if you wanted to go on a date night with your significant other.\u00a0 Let’s see, at $10 per child, it would cost you $45 000 for that quality time away from the kids.\u00a0 Yikes!<\/p>\n
I hope you enjoyed today’s fact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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