[phensway]

i have to write a research paper for college and i am looking for some statistics and some interesting info on piranhas!!!.... if anyone can suggest a good book or website i would be very appreciative!!! thanks everyone

 

[thePACK]

visit here;all q answered

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/piranha038/

 

[phensway]

thats a good site, but what about statistics..... more numbers............ more in general....... thanks

 

[thePACK]

you could alway ask hastatus..he the man

 

[SERRAPYGO]

Click here>OPEFE

Ooops! don't click here. You already did. Check out David Shlesser's book.

 

[Piranha King]

most books have false information.
wes

 

[WebHostExpert]

most books have false information.
wes

wes is right got to franks site, OPEFE

MAD

 

[acidsurvivor]

i have to write a research paper for college and i am looking for some statistics and some interesting info on piranhas!!!.... if anyone can suggest a good book or website i would be very appreciative!!! thanks everyone

Statistics on what? If you mean by how many people piranhas in general have killed, theres no record of them doing so.

 

[phensway]

statistics like numbers in the wild............. how long they have been around......

 

[scarfish]

Or if you mean how many elephants have been involved in a piranha attack, there's no record of that happening.

Don't rely on books. Mine says that an elongatus is not dangerous to humans, it makes the same claim with brandtii. Of course they may not be in the wild, but I didn't buy the book to study fish in their natural habitat.

 

[rosecityrhom]

Franks site lists the history of piranha's and how they are believed to be closely related to Pacu's and then the earth shifted separating the two changing how they evolved over time. Visit Frank's site for more detail.

 

[Petzl88]

Books are outdated and there is a lot of wrong info. Check out OPEFE website. That has all the info you'll need.

 

[RhomZilla]

Yur best bet is check out OPEFE.. or PM Frank for more indepth answers.
I have a book, Piranhas Fact and Fiction; published 11 years ago. Way too old and info on species are off and classified in the wrong group.

 

[hastatus]

phensway Posted on Apr 14 2003, 02:56 AM
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statistics like numbers in the wild............. how long they have been around......

There are no actual numbers of piranhas in each river. Not even a guesstimate because they are prolific and considered a pest.

Fossil record