Are piranhas as dangerous as shows and movies make them out to be? Before you travel to South America, get the facts on ...

If you’re not living under a rock, then you must have seen or at least heard about the infamous 1978 film, Piranha, and its 2010 remake, Piranha 3D. Piranhas, thanks to the very imaginative and ...

Stock images of a piranha (L) and a caiman (R). A video shows a swarm of piranhas eating the body of a dead caiman in the Amazon rainforest.

"So, if we had a 50-pound (22.7 kilograms) dog — and subtracted 10 pounds (4.5 kg) to account for bone and fur — it would take around 267 adult piranha about 3 minutes to eat it," Allison said.

Legend has it that piranhas gather in predatory shoals and can strip human beings to the bone and eat them alive. The yellow-bellied piranha has a horrific appearance, with a mouth packed full of ...

Piranhas are opportunistic feeders, and the chance to eat a dog doesn't come along very often. They're more likely to go for easier, more accessible food like small fish or fruit.

And, while piranhas may seem vicious at first glance, there is more to these creatures than meets the eye. However, demeanor aside, there is one fact that many Man Uses a Piranha to Cut Wood ...