LIVING WILD 4 In Venezuela’s Orinoco Delta only scattered pools of water remain in the once-flooded forest The five-month drought
5 PIRANHAS has trapped four red-bellied piranhas in a shrinking pool
6 LIVING WILD
I t is early April in Venezuela’s Orinoco Delta and only scattered pools of water remain in the once-flooded forest The five-month drought has trapped four red-bellied piranhas in a shrinking pool The fish have consumed all the smaller fish crustaceans and insects in their small habitat With starvation looming they are desperate for a meal They swim nervously in circles darting here and there In the distance thunder rumbles signaling the PIRANHAS 7
