Who Forgot to Tell the Piranha, We are Above Them in the Food Chain?


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August 23rd 2008
Published: September 14th 2008
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Sorry about the number of photos! Pampus Tour: From La Paz I flew to Rurrenabaque. In a small propeller plane, 19 passengers, 40 min flight. It was much easier doing this then the 14 hour bus ride down gravel roads. The plane went from high Andies mountains to low land jungle. We landed on a grass runway. From there we got a bus, which got 15 ft and died. We all got out to lighten the load, gave ... Read Full Entry



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Plane to RurrenabaquePlane to Rurrenabaque
Plane to Rurrenabaque

very small, 19 passengers.
landing strip in Rurre.landing strip in Rurre.
landing strip in Rurre.

just a grass field
Bolivian powered bus.Bolivian powered bus.
Bolivian powered bus.

The bus to take us to town broke down. Nothing new for me.
Our Pampus Tour convoyOur Pampus Tour convoy
Our Pampus Tour convoy

the first part of the journey was a 3 hour jeep ride down a very bumpy and dusty road.
Our boat launchOur boat launch
Our boat launch

The second part was a 3 hour dogout canoe ride down the river.
the Worlds Largest Rodentthe Worlds Largest Rodent
the Worlds Largest Rodent

Capybara - 150 pound hamster!
Swiming with the DolphinsSwiming with the Dolphins
Swiming with the Dolphins

This is the same place where the alligators are! Oh yea! The river is full of Piranha too.
Alligator scullAlligator scull
Alligator scull

This guy can´t hurt me.



9th July 2009

Your piranha bite photos for a TV documentary
Hello Tim, Would you be interested in making those photos available to me? I am currently producing a documentary on fish and am looking for still photographs of piranha bite wounds on people and animal as well footage of piranha attacks. Do you have anything I can possibly include in my documentary?? if you do, I'd love to hear from you so I can license them. Thank you, and hope to hear from you soon.
24th July 2009

Your piranha bite photos for a TV documentary
Hi Tim, I hate to be a pest, but I'm extremely interested in acquiring the still photos of a piranha bite wound on a woman's toe. I'm not sure if I mentioned that I work for a television production company in the U.S, and we're currently working on a documentary series about fish for the National Geographic Channel. We're developing a story about catfish and piranhas, we'll emphasize on their biology and feeding behavior. I would love to include your piranha photos in our documentary, and I'd like to find out if you'd be interested in making them available to us?? Please let me know, I'd love to hear from you...we can work something out ;) Thank you and I hope to hear from you soon. -Carmen
27th July 2009

Your piranha bite photos for a TV documentary
Hi Tim, I hope this message finds you well. I know you might be thinking that I don't give up, that's right...I'm really interested in including your piranha bite photos in the fish documentary we're currently producing for the Nat. Geo Channel. My producer has seen the photos on your blog and is pushing me to license them from you. Tim, please please reply to my messages...I know you've read them...and I hate to bug you during your honeymoon (btw. congratulations on your wedding!!). Please let me know if you're interested in providing me with those photos. Thanks Tim and hope to hear from you soon! please feel free to email me back at cherrera@hoff.tv
7th June 2010
Capybara

Ficking
Yoh FICKING!!!
2nd October 2010
Piranha Bite

ugh
ugh wat happened! how'd u get that nasty bite!
17th November 2010
Piranha Bite

???
Is that a real bite mark and how bad did it hurt like discribe the pain??
7th December 2010
Piranha Bite

Ouch!
Looks pretty painful... Can't imagine getting those all over.
10th December 2010
Howler Monkey

Monkeys
LOL cute
2nd November 2011
Howler Monkey

not quite
La Senda Verde near Coroico? You howler is in fact a brown capuchin ;)
19th May 2012
Piranha Bite

piran
they are horrid

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