We're pretty sure that no one has ever been eaten alive by piranhas, even if a few attacks have been reported. They also appear to be quite fearful, gathering in large shoals, not to hunt down prey, but to defend themselves against predators. According to research in the UK piranhas are thought to be mainly scavengers, feeding on fish, plants and insects, and sometimes stripping meat from mammal carcasses that have ended up in the river. Piranhas are not carnivorous aggressive man-eaters. Getting in the water to lure them in with a piece of steak had frightening results. When Steve travelled to the Amazon river he went in search of this notorious killer fish. They can also detect a drop of blood in 200 litres of water and shoals can clean off meat from a carcass with alarming effectiveness. The yellow-bellied piranha has a horrific appearance, with a mouth packed full of 4mm long canines, which, like sharks, are constantly replaced when lost or worn down. Legend has it that piranhas gather in predatory shoals and can strip human beings to the bone and eat them alive. Seeking out the truth behind the myth, Steve and his Deadly team take to the water to find out exactly why the piranha has developed such a fearsome reputation.
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