In September 2017, the Amazon Species Profile published by research groups in the UK, Colombia and Spain contained 1,403 plant species and over 100,000 animal species!
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But this flora and fauna paradise is not very friendly to humans, whether it is the Amazon River or the Amazon rainforest, there are too many threats, and it seems that humans have never been welcomed.
The boy fell into the river and his bones were chewed to pieces
In September 2015, an 11-year-old boy from Peru, his grandmother, and other family members were on a riverside vacation in the Amazon jungle. They were knocked down by a wave while playing on the river on a canoe and fell into the water. When their family discovered it, they saw red patches on the water’s surface. Seeing something was wrong, they quickly rowed out to save them. .
But it didn’t help either. Although the boy fell into the water within a few minutes, when his family picked him up he had become a white skeleton. Only the limbs and head still have some muscles and bones. Other body parts and internal organs were gone. After being eaten, faced with this painful image, the child’s parents wanted to cry without tears. The 11-year-old boy turned into a skeleton. moment!!!
The boy’s parents shared that when the boy was gnawed by a piranha, he was immediately submerged and died!
Image of a boy being eaten by piranhas.
Actually, local people also know that piranhas are in many rivers in the Amazon forest, but this is a traditional place to relax, swim and play in the river every year, but that year the piranhas occupied this place, causing many people to swim and play in the river every year. Those who are unpredictable and negligent pay the price with their lives.
How aggressive are piranhas?
Surely everyone has heard of piranhas, but no one knows their strength. A group of piranhas can turn a sheep into bones in minutes. If you are interested, search on the short video platform. After you search for piranhas, there will be a very gory picture of this gruesome carnivorous fish!
There are actually many species of piranhas. There are about 30 to 60 species of piranha in the genera Serranocarp, Serranocarp, Serranocarp and Serranocarp, but in the Amazon basin, no one knows how many species of piranha there are, as a new species is added every few years.
The piranha’s teeth are very special, all of the piranha’s teeth are tightly arranged and fixed on the upper and lower frontal bones in a single layer, the sharp teeth are very easy to stab and cut off prey. . Its teeth are generally triangular, pointed or leaf-shaped, very sharp!
In South America, piranhas are widely distributed. There are piranhas in rivers, streams, and lakes in many places, but under normal circumstances, they rarely attack people. The horror images in the movie are an exaggeration. For example, the common piranha is a red-bellied piranha, but they are a shy fish!
Therefore, they can launch attacks in groups and there are not many cases of actively attacking humans. In general, it can be triggered by certain situations, such as lack of food or a relatively low water level at that time and a relatively high density of piranhas. There are also areas where leftover food thrown around during a picnic, or the fat of grilled meat thrown into the water, or the intestines of animals are the places most susceptible to piranha attacks, and they consider humans when dropped like food.
But in the Amazon basin, don’t soak in the water if you have nothing to do, does anyone know if there are piranhas here? Is it a traditional feeding ground for piranhas? In other words, the piranhas here have not been eaten for a long time, so be very careful.
How many deadly threats are there in the Amazon rainforest?
In addition to piranhas, there are many threats in the Amazon River, for example, the powerful black caiman, dark in color and scary looking, is the largest predator in the Amazon basin. There are plenty of black caiman in the local area.
Of course, the Amazon River basin cannot lack the forest cobra, the largest snake on earth has strong attack power, killing an adult and being swallowed is not difficult, moreover they are often haunted. Photo of the swamp area when people pass by. So once it wants to attack someone, that person will not be able to escape.
There are also electric eels in the tributaries of the Amazon River. Dr. David de Santana, fish research assistant at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the US, recently discovered a new type of electric eel in tributaries of the Amazon River. Their discharge voltage is high up to 600. -800V, 15% higher than regular electric eels and they also hunt singly instead of hunting alone, they attack in organized turns.
Electric eel
It is estimated that there is no need to be electrocuted, as long as people come close, they will faint in the water and die from drowning, so the attack power of electric eels is very strong, and the Amazon River has up to 85 types of electric eels in the basin. .
Aquatic threats, as well as bull sharks from the ocean, this omnivorous shark can run into freshwater! In addition to the giant threat, the small Mimi toothpick fish is also a threat. Tiny toothpick fish can follow a man into the bladder and make you miserable, requiring surgery to resolve. Women are out of the question, it’s even easier to attack.
Fish toothpick removed during surgery.
In addition to the threat of water resources, there are also many threats in the Amazon rainforest such as ants marching in the rainforest. This type of terror ant can be seen in Central America and the Amazon rainforest, and can be thought of as a terrestrial “piranha”. If you are injured or attacked due to fatigue, you may only be left with a corpse.
There are also many poisonous snakes, poisonous insects and a mysterious forest in the Amazon. What humans understand is only a very small part. Although humans are not welcome here, there are still many indigenous people who have lived in the Amazon rainforest for generations. The forest is their support and animals are their friends, but increasingly severe deforestation and forest fires are devouring their home. It is unknown how long the vast tropical forest can last.