Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Piranhas attack around 100 beachgoers in Brazil

Authorities in a state in Brazil's northeast are scrambling to take the fright and the bite off the beach after piranhas sunk their teeth into about 100 beachgoers.

The problem - rather fearsome given piranhas' horror-movie teeth and ability to sink them into human flesh - has been the biggest at the main beach area in Piaui state; authorities said they need to act fast to reduce a piranha overpopulation situation.



Last weekend, at least 100 bathers were treated at the hospital in Jose de Freitas not far from Terezina, Piaui's capital, after being bitten on the heels or toes at the local beach.

"Since they have no predators, piranhas have started attacking people on the beach," said Romildo Mafra, a local environment official. Environmental officials so far have added tilapia to the piranhas' local food chain hoping to quell some of the predators' hunger.

5 comments:

WilliamRocket said...

Humans ! The most arrogant species on the planet ! Humans have feet, made to walk on the land, not go in the water. Bitey fish with big teeth have fins, made to swim through the water biting things, they dont ever cross that border and come on to land seeking humans feet ! Mother Nature / god / the Aliens ... designed it that way ... who the F**k are humans to try and upset the balance ? Here's a clue, the water where you are swimming has lots of sharp toothed fishys in it, don't go in the water.

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