It’s #WorldWaterDay! Did you know the iconic Amazon River is actually more than one river? The Amazon connects hundreds of rivers and streams, vast floodplains, and wetlands that cover a wide patch of South America. Like a central highway through a busy city, the Amazon River creates a pathway for animals to find new sources of food, mating grounds, or safe spaces away from predators. | World Wildlife Fund

In the heart of the Amazon River, where the waters turn an inky black beneath the moonless sky, lurks a creature of ancient legends—the pirarucu fish. Its scales, dark and iridescent, shimmer like ghostly armor, whispering secrets of a time when monsters ruled the depths. Eyes, cold and unblinking, pierce through the murky water, hunting for prey with a predatory grace that sends shivers down the spine of even the bravest souls. Silent as the grave, the pirarucu glides through the shadows, its m

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