A two-year-old girl died in a piranha attack after wandering outside her riverside home in rural Brazil. Little Clara Vitoria ...

A 7-month-old baby is among multiple people injured after piranhas attacked swimmers at a resort along the Amazon River in Brazil, according to reports The incident reportedly happened on Sunday, Oct.

A lethal hunter lurks in the shadows of the river, quiet and unseen. While its name is a staple of terrifying folklore, the true extent of its destructive force is rarely seen by human eyes.

SAO PAULO • Thousands of flesh-eating piranhas have infested a river beach popular with tourists in western Brazil and have bitten at least 15 unwary swimmers, authorities said Wednesday. Officials in ...

Learn more about piranhas, why they have such a powerful bite, and why there are so many misconceptions around them.