10 DEADLIEST River Monsters Of The Amazon!

10 DEADLIEST River Monsters Of The Amazon!

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10 River Monsters Caught in the Amazon
People call the Amazon river a river full of monsters, and there is a reason for it. The river and the jungle
surrounding it is filled with amazing fauna, some of which can truly be considered monsters. Especially
number one so make sure you stay tuned for that., Here are 10 river monsters caught in the Amazon.

Number 10. The Green Anaconda
Let’s start off this list with an animal that is the most closely related to the Amazon. A member of the
boa family, South America’s green anaconda is, pound for pound, the largest snake in the world. Its
cousin, the reticulated python, can reach slightly greater lengths, but the enormous girth of the
anaconda makes it almost twice as heavy.
Green anacondas can grow to more than 29 feet, weigh more than 550 pounds, and measure more than
12 inches in diameter, with females significantly larger than males.
They live in swamps, marshes, and slow-moving streams, mainly in the tropical rain forests of the
Amazon and Orinoco basins. They are cumbersome on land, but stealthy and sleek in the water. Their
eyes and nasal openings are on top of their heads, allowing them to lay in wait for prey while remaining
nearly completely submerged.
One particularly massive, 33-foot specimen was discovered a few years ago by a group of construction
workers near the Amazon River. It was hiding inside a cave where the workers were doing a controlled
explosion which, unfortunately killed the animal.

Number 9. The Black Piranha
This fish usually lives in the shadow of its red bellied cousin, the black piranha in itself is quite amazing,
and equally if not even more ferocious because, it packs more of a punch. Or rather, it packs more of a
bite, as this animal has, pound for pound, the greatest bite force in the animal kingdom.
Outsized jaw muscles allow the black piranha to exert bite force equivalent to 30 times its bodyweight, a
feat unmatched in the natural world. While other animals like the great white shark, the hyena and the
alligator can deliver more forceful bites, but their crunching power becomes much less impressive when
viewed in relation to their overall size and weight. In fact, relative to their size, piranhas outperform
even prehistoric monsters like Tyrannosaurus rex.
The black piranha is a good-size fish, averaging about 16 inches long in adulthood. Slower-growing than
many other piranhas, the black piranha typically grows no more than an inch or 2 per year and may take
almost a decade to reach full size.
They can be found in great numbers in the Amazon river and is even sometimes cooked and eaten by
locals.

Number 8. The Giant Otter

When people talk about Amazon river monsters, they always seem to talk about fish and reptiles,
mammals are never in the conversation. But did you know that the Amazon river is also home to a truly
monstrous mammal?
This South American otter is the world's largest, at some 6 feet long. It lives only in the rivers and creeks
of the Amazon, Orinoco, and La Plata river systems. These huge members of the weasel family swim by
propelling themselves with their powerful tails and flexing their long bodies. They also have webbed
feet, water-repellent fur to keep them dry and warm, and nostrils and ears that close in the water.
Fish make up most of the giant otter's diet. They hunt alone or in groups, sometimes using coordinated
efforts, and must be successful often to meet their daily intake quota. Each animal may eat six to nine
pounds of food per day. Fish are supplemented by crustaceans, snakes, and other river creatures. They
are even known to feed on anacondas.

Number 7. The Arapaima
Also known as the paiche or the pirarucu, the arapaima is an air-breathing fish that plies the rainforest
rivers of South America's Amazon Basin and nearby lakes and swamps.
It is one of the world's largest freshwater fish species. These giants can grow up to 15 feet long and
weigh up to 440 pounds, though fish that big have not been reported for many years. More commonly,
they’re about six feet long and 200 pounds.
This South American giant uses a “gulper” feeding strategy: By opening its large mouth, the fish creates
a vacuum that pulls in nearby food objects. Arapaimas survive mainly on fish, but they're also known to
eat fruits, seeds, and insects.
They are absolutely fierce predators, they can also use short bursts of speed to leap out of the water to
grab birds, lizards, and even small primates from low-hanging trees.
Arapaimas don’t just grow big, they also exhibit the fastest known growth rates in any fish. This makes
the arapaima an ideal species for farming.