{"id":136092,"date":"2022-07-11T15:16:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/"},"modified":"2022-07-11T15:16:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:16:07","slug":"has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/","title":{"rendered":"Has a piranha ever eaten a human?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Has_a_piranha_ever_eaten_a_human\" title=\"Has a piranha ever eaten a human?\">Has a piranha ever eaten a human?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Will_piranhas_attack_a_living_human\" title=\"Will piranhas attack a living human?\">Will piranhas attack a living human?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#How_many_humans_have_been_killed_by_piranhas\" title=\"How many humans have been killed by piranhas?\">How many humans have been killed by piranhas?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Has_anyone_been_attacked_by_a_piranha\" title=\"Has anyone been attacked by a piranha?\">Has anyone been attacked by a piranha?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Do_piranhas_eat_humans\" title=\"Do piranhas eat humans?\">Do piranhas eat humans?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Has_a_human_died_from_a_piranha\" title=\"Has a human died from a piranha?\">Has a human died from a piranha?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#How_many_piranhas_does_it_take_to_eat_a_human\" title=\"How many piranhas does it take to eat a human?\">How many piranhas does it take to eat a human?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Will_piranhas_eat_humans_alive\" title=\"Will piranhas eat humans alive?\">Will piranhas eat humans alive?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Are_piranhas_aggressive_to_humans\" title=\"Are piranhas aggressive to humans?\">Are piranhas aggressive to humans?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Do_piranhas_attack_living\" title=\"Do piranhas attack living?\">Do piranhas attack living?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Has_a_human_ever_been_killed_by_piranha\" title=\"Has a human ever been killed by piranha?\">Has a human ever been killed by piranha?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#How_fast_can_piranhas_eat_a_human\" title=\"How fast can piranhas eat a human?\">How fast can piranhas eat a human?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Can_piranhas_eat_a_whole_human\" title=\"Can piranhas eat a whole human?\">Can piranhas eat a whole human?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Can_you_get_killed_by_a_piranha\" title=\"Can you get killed by a piranha?\">Can you get killed by a piranha?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Will_piranhas_eat_a_live_human\" title=\"Will piranhas eat a live human?\">Will piranhas eat a live human?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Can_piranhas_bite_your_finger_off\" title=\"Can piranhas bite your finger off?\">Can piranhas bite your finger off?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Are_piranhas_scared_of_humans\" title=\"Are piranhas scared of humans?\">Are piranhas scared of humans?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#How_many_humans_have_died_from_piranhas\" title=\"How many humans have died from piranhas?\">How many humans have died from piranhas?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Can_you_be_eaten_alive_by_piranha\" title=\"Can you be eaten alive by piranha?\">Can you be eaten alive by piranha?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Has_anyone_been_eaten_by_piranha\" title=\"Has anyone been eaten by piranha?\">Has anyone been eaten by piranha?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Can_piranhas_eat_a_human\" title=\"Can piranhas eat a human?\">Can piranhas eat a human?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#How_fast_can_1_piranha_eat_a_human\" title=\"How fast can 1 piranha eat a human?\">How fast can 1 piranha eat a human?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Can_humans_be_killed_by_piranhas\" title=\"Can humans be killed by piranhas?\">Can humans be killed by piranhas?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#Do_piranhas_attack_humans\" title=\"Do piranhas attack humans?\">Do piranhas attack humans?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/has-a-piranha-ever-eaten-a-human\/#How_long_can_a_piranha_eat_a_human\" title=\"How long can a piranha eat a human?\">How long can a piranha eat a human?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Has_a_piranha_ever_eaten_a_human\"><\/span>Has a piranha ever eaten a human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In truth, it is the piranhas that are routinely eaten by people; <b>only a few people have ever been eaten by piranhas. And yet, attacks on humans have indeed occurred, mostly in the Amazon basin. There are several hundred documented cases of attack, with a few ending in death.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_piranhas_attack_a_living_human\"><\/span>Will piranhas attack a living human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Probably not. Piranhas are neither carnivorous nor aggressive man-eaters. According to research in the UK piranhas are thought to be mainly scavengers, feeding on fish, plants, and insects, sometimes stripping meat from mammal carcasses that have ended up in the river.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_humans_have_been_killed_by_piranhas\"><\/span>How many humans have been killed by piranhas?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While there are documented cases where people have been eaten by piranhas, not even the infamous killers get <b>close to 500 deaths a year. Bluegill are found in North America in ponds, lakes and streams, and eat worms, crustaceans, smaller fish, and insect larvae, according to Flyfisherpro.com.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Has_anyone_been_attacked_by_a_piranha\"><\/span>Has anyone been attacked by a piranha?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Four bathers have been killed and over 20 people injured in a spate of ferocious piranha attacks causing alarm in Paraguay. A 22-year-old man died after he was badly bitten by the predators as he swam in the Paraguay river, south of the capital Asuncion, at It Enramada on January 2.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_piranhas_eat_humans\"><\/span>Do piranhas eat humans?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Do piranhas eat people? While piranhas have a reputation for being ferocious man-eaters, <b>they rarely attack and hardly ever kill humans. Red-bellied piranhas are the most aggressive and have been known to bite humans in the dry season, when food may be scarce, but these attacks are usually not fatal.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Has_a_human_died_from_a_piranha\"><\/span>Has a human died from a piranha?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>In 2011, a drunk 18-year-old man was attacked and killed in Rosario del Yata, Bolivia. In 2012, a five-year-old Brazilian girl was attacked and killed by a shoal of P. nattereri. In February 2015, a six-year-old girl died after being attacked by piranhas when her grandmothers boat capsized during a vacation in Brazil.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_piranhas_does_it_take_to_eat_a_human\"><\/span>How many piranhas does it take to eat a human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It must have been a very large school of fish-or a very small cow. According to Ray Owczarzak, assistant curator of fishes at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, it would probably take <b>300 to 500 piranhas five minutes to strip the flesh off a 180-pound human.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_piranhas_eat_humans_alive\"><\/span>Will piranhas eat humans alive?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>They will snap a finger off a hand incautiously trailed in the water; they mutilate swimmersin every river town in Paraguay there are men who have been thus mutilated; <b>they will rend and devour alive any wounded man or beast; for blood in the water excites them to madness.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_piranhas_aggressive_to_humans\"><\/span>Are piranhas aggressive to humans?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Most piranha attacks on humans only result in minor injuries, typically to the feet or hands, but they are occasionally more serious and very rarely can be fatal.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_piranhas_attack_living\"><\/span>Do piranhas attack living?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Piranhas have no inclination to attack any living human being without provocation. Piranhas that are swimming freely dont have any reason to attack humans.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Has_a_human_ever_been_killed_by_piranha\"><\/span>Has a human ever been killed by piranha?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While attacks on humans are extremely rare, they can be deadly. Another six-year-old child, <b>Eduardo dos Santos de Sousa, died in 2012 after piranhas devoured the flesh on his forearm near the town of Curua, also in the state of Para.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_fast_can_piranhas_eat_a_human\"><\/span>How fast can piranhas eat a human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>about five minutes<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_piranhas_eat_a_whole_human\"><\/span>Can piranhas eat a whole human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Its generally thought it would take about 300-500 piranhas about five minutes to completely devour a typical adult human, give or take depending on how hungry they were to begin with. (If they are not hungry, dont be surprised if said piranha mostly ignore even the bloodiest of carcasses at first.)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_get_killed_by_a_piranha\"><\/span>Can you get killed by a piranha?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most piranha attacks on humans only result in minor injuries, typically to the feet or hands, but they are occasionally more serious and <b>very rarely can be fatal.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_piranhas_eat_a_live_human\"><\/span>Will piranhas eat a live human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>They will snap a finger off a hand incautiously trailed in the water; they mutilate swimmersin every river town in Paraguay there are men who have been thus mutilated; <b>they will rend and devour alive any wounded man or beast; for blood in the water excites them to madness.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_piranhas_bite_your_finger_off\"><\/span>Can piranhas bite your finger off?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>about five minutes<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_piranhas_scared_of_humans\"><\/span>Are piranhas scared of humans?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Undeterred Argentineans returned to the beach today where as many as 70 people were injured Wednesday after <b>a pack of piranha attacked dozens of swimmers in a river, even biting off one girls fingers.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_humans_have_died_from_piranhas\"><\/span>How many humans have died from piranhas?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While there are documented cases where people have been eaten by piranhas, not even the infamous killers get <b>close to 500 deaths a year. Bluegill are found in North America in ponds, lakes and streams, and eat worms, crustaceans, smaller fish, and insect larvae, according to Flyfisherpro.com.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_be_eaten_alive_by_piranha\"><\/span>Can you be eaten alive by piranha?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>But could they eat a human alive? <b>Probably not. Piranhas are neither carnivorous nor aggressive man-eaters. According to research in the UK piranhas are thought to be mainly scavengers, feeding on fish, plants, and insects, sometimes stripping meat from mammal carcasses that have ended up in the river.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Has_anyone_been_eaten_by_piranha\"><\/span>Has anyone been eaten by piranha?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In January 2015, <b>a six-year-old girl, Adrila Muniz, was found dead in Brazil at the Maicuru River near Monte Alegre town after she was feasted on by a large group of piranhas, the BBC reported. The girl was with her grandmother and four other children on board a vessel that was turned over by a storm.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_piranhas_eat_a_human\"><\/span>Can piranhas eat a human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Do piranhas eat people? While piranhas have a reputation for being ferocious man-eaters, <b>they rarely attack and hardly ever kill humans. Red-bellied piranhas are the most aggressive and have been known to bite humans in the dry season, when food may be scarce, but these attacks are usually not fatal.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_fast_can_1_piranha_eat_a_human\"><\/span>How fast can 1 piranha eat a human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>about five minutes<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_humans_be_killed_by_piranhas\"><\/span>Can humans be killed by piranhas?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Piranhas are freshwater fish with razor-sharp teeth, and travel in large shoals for protection from predators. While attacks on humans are extremely rare, <b>they can be deadly<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_piranhas_attack_humans\"><\/span>Do piranhas attack humans?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Its generally thought it would take about 300-500 piranhas about five minutes to completely devour a typical adult human, give or take depending on how hungry they were to begin with. (If they are not hungry, dont be surprised if said piranha mostly ignore even the bloodiest of carcasses at first.)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_can_a_piranha_eat_a_human\"><\/span>How long can a piranha eat a human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Most piranha attacks on humans only result in minor injuries, typically to the feet or hands, but they are occasionally more serious and very rarely can be fatal.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Has a piranha ever eaten a human?Will piranhas attack a living human?How many humans have been killed by piranhas?Has anyone been attacked by a piranha?Do piranhas eat humans?Has a human died from a piranha?How many piranhas does it take to eat a human?Will piranhas eat humans alive?Are piranhas aggressive to humans?Do piranhas&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet-care"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136092"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136092\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}