Hungry Piranhas on Foot-Eating Rampage

Edith Zimmerman
The Hairpin
Published in
1 min readSep 26, 2011

“Since they have no predators, piranhas have started attacking people on the beach.”
— A Brazilian environmental expert explains why piranhas bit 100 Brazilian people’s feet last weekend. It remains to be seen whether putting more tilapia in the water — their chosen antidote — will prove effective.

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Edith Zimmerman
The Hairpin

Spiralbound editor. Formerly at The Hairpin. Also now making a newsletter: https://drawinglinks.substack.com