Learn more about piranhas, why they have such a powerful bite, and why there are so many misconceptions around them.

Piranhas had become accustomed to the free food discarded in the river. Once first blood was drawn, the school attacked en masse. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

When it comes to scary teeth, piranhas’ bite is among the most fearsome. Their razor-sharp teeth strip prey’s flesh with the ease of a butcher’s knife. In a process that avoids dulling, the fish lose ...

In something straight out of a childhood nightmare, a swarm of piranhas has been caught on camera munching on a caiman carcass. "Piranhas are often depicted in films as man-eating fish, but the truth ...

Piranhas have razor-sharp teeth and often travel in shoals, but can they really strip prey of its flesh in a matter of minutes? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Piranhas, known for their sharp teeth and powerful jaws, are efficient hunters in South American freshwater ecosystems. They exhibit complex social behaviour, hunting in schools and using advanced ...

"Sylvester," a piranha caught in Cedar Lake in downtown Cedar Rapids Aug. 1, 1983, swims in an aquarium at Hutton's Tropical Fish in Marion. The fish and pet store was owned by Georgia and Keith ...

PSA: Customs officers do not like it when you try to bring a duffel bag full of 40 vacuum-sealed, frozen piranhas into Los Angeles. Virgilio Martinez, chef-owner of Central restaurant in Peru, who was ...

This week's big movie release, "Piranha 3D," does for the toothy South American fish what "Jaws" did for sharks 35 years ago. Hordes of mega-piranhas terrorize bikini-clad beauties ... in 3-D. If that ...