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Informational Book About Piranhas - Emilio Lugo
Informational Book About Piranhas - Emilio Lugo
Informational Book About Piranhas - Emilio Lugo
By: Emilio
Piranhas
By: Emilio
Table of Contents
Introduction
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Chapter 1:
Structures
Page 2
Chapter 2:
Functions
Page 3
Chapter 3:
Page 4
Chapter 4:
Prey
Page 6
Chapter 5:
Predators
Page 7
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Introduction
Piranhas are fast, strong and fierce. Piranhas are
really weird and strange.
red-bellied piranha
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Chapter 1: Structures
Piranhas have a lot of fins such as
the adipose fin, the dorsal fin, the
pectoral fin, the ventral fins, an
anal fin, and a tail fin. Piranhas
have lower jaws, some upper
jaws, some nares or nasal flaps
and eyes, of course. Piranhas have
scales, not skin or fur.
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Chapter 2: Functions
Most piranha fins are for helping it swim,the jaws are for biting food. Eyes
are for seeing even though a piranhas eyes dont see very well but in the
muddy waters it should not need a good sense of seeing. Piranhas have good
sense of hearing because they have Webbers ossicles. A piranhas scales are
for protecting it from cold.
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Chapter 4: Prey
Piranhas eat a variety of things. Piranhas are really not what you think. They
dont eat big animals or healthy animals. They eat anything that is sick,
unhealthy, or weak. Some piranhas have a diet of fins and scales from other
fish. Piranhas have razor sharp teeth to eat meat, but some prefer to eat
fruits, seeds and vegetables. Piranhas eat a lot of shrimp and crustaceans.
Piranhas dont eat a lot of meat, which was surprising for a lot of scientists
because piranhas have razor sharp teeth; so they thought piranhas would eat
a lot of meat.
A crab is a crustacean
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Chapter 5: Predators
There are many predators of piranhas. Piranhas are prey to wide mouth catfish,
crocodiles, big fish, botos, other species of piranhas, and people. Baby piranhas
get eaten more often than adult piranhas.
Fun Fact
A wide mouth
catfish can
swallow a
piranha whole!
Boto, a predator of a
piranha
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in the world.
A black piranha
a red-bellied piranha
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Glossary
Word
Definition
Boto
A pink dolphin
continent
crustacean
piranha
razor
scales
variety
Webbers ossicles
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Bibliography
Books
Grossman, Susan. Piranhas.
Landau, Elaine. Piranhas.
Websites
Piranha Diagrams
The Natural Habitat of Piranhas
Wikipedia