Vicious maneaters, right? Actually that’s incorrect.  In fact, the piranha got its reputation because of a stunt. When Theodore Roosevelt was in Brazil in 1913, the locals ‘pulled a fast one.’ They blocked off a section of a local stream which they stocked with piranha – and didn’t feed them for several days. When Roosevelt arrived, they drove a sick cow into the stream where it was instantly devoured by the starving fish. Roosevelt was stunned and labeled the piranha “the embodiment of evil ferocity.”  In fact, piranha usually flee when humans enter their water and prefer insects, smaller fish and vegetation. Yes, they will dine of the meat of dead animals but not in schools and feeding frenzies only happen when the fish have gone without food for days.

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