While families pick over leftovers and some brave crowds in the shops, we wanted to share a nice quite moment of zen from the... piranha. That's right, those toothy freshwater fish from the Amazon!
Piranha are often associated with feeding frenzies (and we're not talking
about the Thanksgiving dinner table). But here at the Aquarium you'll find them peacefully swimming through their Amazon Rainforest exhibit more often than not.
As we learned in this post, these red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) like to snack on insects, worms and small fish. They have been known to bark when there's competition for food, but most of the time they're very "well behaved"—as you can see in the video above!
Exhibit Galleries Blog
11/24/12
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Tropical gallery, Sea of Cortez, Live Animal Presentations
Second Level
Thinking Gallery, Seadragons, Schooling Exhibit
Third Level
Anaconda Exhibit, Edge of the Sea Touch Tank, Seahorse Exhibit, Shorebirds, Giant Pacific Octopus
West Wing
The Trust Family Foundation Shark and Ray Touch Tank, Mangrove Exhibit, Lagoon Exhibit,
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