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From the Ted Talk by Antonio Machado-Allison: What happens when you fall into piranha-infested waters?

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You’re peering into the Amazon River when, suddenly, you lose your footing and fall. Piranhas dart about in the rapidly aicnhpoparg water. So, are you doomed? Will your fall trigger a fatal feeding frenzy? To forecast your fate, let’s see what we know about these fish.

There are more than 30 pnrhaia seipces. All live in the fresh waters of South America and have a single row of sharp, interlocking teeth on each jaw. They use their tteeh in a vteiray of ways. Many are omnivorous and semnupelpt diets of things like insects, crustaceans, wmros, and fish with fruits, seeds, and other plant matter. Some, like red-bellied piranhas, both hunt and scavenge. And others, like wpmile pnaharis, have specific dietary predilections, almost exclusively going after other fish’s scales. Species like reyede piranhas are more solitary, while red-bellied piranhas form shoals of 10 to 100.

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You’re peering into the Amazon River when, suddenly, you lose your footing and fall. Piranhas dart about in the rapidly ___________ water. So, are you doomed? Will your fall trigger a fatal feeding frenzy? To forecast your fate, let’s see what we know about these fish.

There are more than 30 _______ _______. All live in the fresh waters of South America and have a single row of sharp, interlocking teeth on each jaw. They use their _____ in a _______ of ways. Many are omnivorous and __________ diets of things like insects, crustaceans, _____, and fish with fruits, seeds, and other plant matter. Some, like red-bellied piranhas, both hunt and scavenge. And others, like ______ ________, have specific dietary predilections, almost exclusively going after other fish’s scales. Species like ______ piranhas are more solitary, while red-bellied piranhas form shoals of 10 to 100.

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  1. species
  2. redeye
  3. piranha
  4. piranhas
  5. approaching
  6. wimple
  7. worms
  8. supplement
  9. variety
  10. teeth

Original Text


You’re peering into the Amazon River when, suddenly, you lose your footing and fall. Piranhas dart about in the rapidly approaching water. So, are you doomed? Will your fall trigger a fatal feeding frenzy? To forecast your fate, let’s see what we know about these fish.

There are more than 30 piranha species. All live in the fresh waters of South America and have a single row of sharp, interlocking teeth on each jaw. They use their teeth in a variety of ways. Many are omnivorous and supplement diets of things like insects, crustaceans, worms, and fish with fruits, seeds, and other plant matter. Some, like red-bellied piranhas, both hunt and scavenge. And others, like wimple piranhas, have specific dietary predilections, almost exclusively going after other fish’s scales. Species like redeye piranhas are more solitary, while red-bellied piranhas form shoals of 10 to 100.

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