A vegetarian piranha from the Amazon and a flying dinosaur found on the Isle of Skye are among the species previously unknown ...

Hollywood has rather overstated the reputation of today's piranhas Scientists have unearthed the fossilised remains of a piranha-like species that they say is the earliest known example of a flesh ...

That's over double the length of an average piranha! Diet - Whilst some piranhas do eat other animals like fish and snails, they do not choose to eat humans and prefer plants, seeds and even fruits!