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Located in the north of South America, the Amazon River is the largest river in the world, several times larger than the total water flow of the three major rivers of the Nile, Yangtze and Mississippi, and about the same as the water flow of the 7 Yangtze Rivers.
The Amazon's huge water flow is inextricably linked to its crisscrossing tributaries. According to statistics, the river has a total of 15,000 rivers, and the basin area is similar to the land area of Australia.
It is precisely because of the abundant water resources and the unique tropical rainforest climate that the Amazon rivers and rainforests are home to 20% of the world's biological species, many of which are rare and exotic.
These rare beasts are not only terrifying in appearance, but also cruel in nature, and if humans accidentally fall down, they are likely to have no bones, so they are called "human forbidden areas".
Today let's walk into this "predator's paradise" and get to know the top ten "terrorist killers" in the Amazon River.
Species 10: Red-bellied piranhas
The red-bellied piranha has sharp teeth in its mouth, which are as sharp as a doctor's scalpel and extremely lethal.
Although it is not large, it is very cruel and fierce, and it is one of the most ferocious animals in the Amazon River.
Piranhas generally feed in swarms and often attack creatures several times larger than them, and once they bite and bleed, the smell of blood attracts more piranhas, coming at a very fast speed to attack and bite, and within a few minutes, they can sweep away their prey.
Their attack methods are extremely cruel, generally attacking the eyes or tails of their prey, making the prey incapable of escaping, and then violently biting until death.
Even in the face of large prey, these red-bellied piranhas are not afraid, they will use siege tactics, hundreds of piranhas will automatically divide into various groups of fish, different schools of piranhas attack different parts of the prey, the piranhas torn by the piranha schools, as if in a thousand knives, as painful.
Someone has personally seen a group of red-bellied piranhas biting a cow into pieces in just a few seconds, which is simply a "killing machine".
However, such a ferocious piranha, once left alone in the water, its lethality is not so great, and it can only become a "food fish" at the bottom of the food chain in the Amazon river.
Species 9: Voda electric eel
The vodaker eel is generally 2.5 meters long, and the rest of the body except the head and tail can be discharged, and the head and tail are the positive and negative poles in the discharge process.
Ordinary electric eels generally output up to 600 volts, which can knock down a strong horse.
The vodka eel can output up to 860 volts of voltage, making it the strongest "biological generator" on Earth.
The high-voltage current released by the voda electric eel can completely electrocute more than 30 piranhas around it, so the electric eel is not afraid of the attack of the piranha, and the electric eel is the natural enemy of the piranha.
When the electric eel is preying, it can control the time and intensity of discharge on its own, but it cannot discharge continuously, and it must rest for a while to replenish energy.
If humans swim in the Amazon River, if an electric eel approaches within 3-6 meters, it will be corona or electrocuted in an instant, and then it will be eaten.
Species 8: Giant Water Wolftooth Fish
The giant water wolf tooth fish is not very large, generally around 50 cm, but its appearance looks very fierce, and it is an absolute predator in the Amazon river.
Its prey weapon is sharp teeth, of which the front two fangs are 15 centimeters, so it is also called "vampire fish".
Because the fangs are too long, their maxillas still have two holes to hold their teeth, after all, this is their food tool, to be careful and cautious.
Giant water wolftooth fish generally hunt fish that are smaller than them, and can swallow up to their own size fish.
When attacking prey, they will pierce the body of the prey with two hard fangs, and piranhas are their main food.
Because of its peculiar shape, it is loved by many extreme fishing enthusiasts, who come to the Amazon River to catch the giant water wolf tooth fish.
Species 7: Parasitic catfish
The parasitic catfish is probably the smallest vertebrate in the world, but don't look at its small size, it is particularly lethal, and it is the fish that local residents are most afraid of.
Because of its very small size and almost transparent whole body, it is difficult for humans and many fish to notice it.
It swims particularly fast in the water, and if it is not careful, it will parasitize the body of other fish or humans, and once it is allowed to enter the body, it will use the barbs on its body to hang itself firmly in the host body.
Then they continue to nibble on the flesh tissue and suck the blood until the host dies, and by this time, their bodies have developed several times the size of before.
This parasitic catfish is particularly interested in nitrogen substances in the urine, so they tend to attack the human lower body and thus enter the human body through the urethra.
In order to prevent the attack of parasitic catfish, when launching into the water, locals usually wear a kind of underwear made of coconut fiber to prevent the parasitic catfish from burrowing into the body.
Species 6: Paku human toothfish
This fish has teeth similar to those of humans, which may also prove that humans did evolve from fish.
It is generally about 1 meter in size, weighs up to 18 kilograms, and is an omnivorous animal that feeds mainly on nut-like fruits.
After being introduced to Papua New Guinea, the fish became fond of attacking men's genitals but was not interested in women.
The reason for this is because this fish has a keen sense of smell and taste, they like some corrosive smells, and the male excretory organs emit a stronger smell, which will fascinate this fish.
Species 5: Bull Shark
It is well known that sharks are generally saltwater creatures and live in the ocean, but this bull shark can survive in both saltwater and fresh water, and can also parade in rivers for long distances.
The bull shark, also known as the bull shark, has a body length of up to 3.6 meters and a maximum weight of 500 pounds, as strong as a bull, and is a giant in the Amazon River.
The reason why it can survive in fresh water is because of its strong adaptability and physical regulation ability.
When a bull shark survives in salty water, its body automatically lowers the salt content in its blood.
When it survives in fresh water, she will adjust the salt content in her blood to adapt to the freshwater environment.
However, when it enters the fresh water, the hormones in the body will change, and the temperament will become fierce and cruel.
Researchers at the University of South Florida in the United States say that of all shark species, it has the strongest bite force, reaching 1300 pounds (about 590 kilograms).
Due to its aggressive nature, it is considered by experts to be one of the 3 most dangerous sharks in the world, the other two being the man-eating shark and the ferret shark.
Species 4: Giant Otter
Although the otter looks thick, in fact, it is equally fierce, has a strong lethality, and initiates a temper tantrum, even the crocodile does not let go.
Giant male otters are generally up to 1.8 meters in size, the largest is 2.4 meters, belonging to social animals, such a large otter, as soon as it appears, it is a group, and the combat effectiveness is self-evident.
Not only are they huge, their bodies are particularly agile, coupled with their high IQ, in the Amazon, they hardly pay attention to any animals.
In the Amazon, they are overbearing and evil, and they are the only animals that dare to fight with caimans.
But even so, in recent years, the giant otter has become less and less abundant, becoming an endangered species.
Species 3: Arapaima
The arapaima is hugely long, generally up to 2.7 meters, weighing 90 kilograms, and is by far one of the largest freshwater fish in the world.
It has hard scales and can play a good defensive role in case of danger, and ordinary animals do not pose any threat to it.
And he also has a strong tail, when the human approached it, its tail flicked, it can knock down an adult male, most likely shattering the internal organs and bones.
In the Amazon, all kinds of small fish are its food, including the ferocious piranha, which is also its appetizer.
Such a huge fish, marching in the Amazon River, would not dare to go near it without a strong fighting force.
Species 2: Amazon borer
Amazon forest crab is a non-venomous snake, its body length is generally more than 7 meters, the longest can reach more than 10 meters, is the world's longest and heaviest cockroach.
Its shape looks particularly thick, like the torso of an adult male, and it looks very scary.
It usually inhabits shallow water areas, feeding on water birds, capybaras, caimans and other animals, and when catching prey, it will use its body to entangle it until the prey suffocates and dies, which is very lethal.
The Amazon borer has 4 rows of teeth in its mouth that can move independently, and because it does not have a chin, its mouth can be opened to about 180 degrees, and it is not a problem to swallow large prey in one bite.
Species 1: Black Caiman
I believe that many people are not unfamiliar with it, the size of the black caiman is the largest of all all crocodile species, it is also one of the largest reptiles in the world, and the largest carnivorous animal in the Amazon River.
The longest black caiman can reach 5.5 meters, weighs 1700 pounds, and the adult individual has a black back and a minor individual with black and yellowish.
It generally inhabits calm waters, when there is a prey close to them, it will quickly bite the prey with lightning speed, and some small prey will be eaten by it.
In the Amazon rivers, all animals are not its opponents, and as long as they are close to it, they may be eaten by it as food.
It can be said that the black caiman is the "top predator" in the Amazon river, and it is also the real "overlord".
In fact, in addition to the above 10 kinds of terrifying creatures, the Amazon river also hides many large and small dangerous animals that have not been discovered by humans, which is why locals dare not swim in them.
I wonder if you've ever heard of any other horrible animals in the Amazon rivers?