#1 - The Mosquito
Due
to malaria carrying parasites transferred by the mosquito, it is
responsible for the deaths of more than two million people per year. In
addition, Mosquitos are estimated to transfer diseases to more than 70
million people per year. Even in countries such as the UK, New Zealand,
and Japan, where the more temperate climate has reduced mosquito bites
to mostly an annoyance, they still cause some deaths every year
#2 - Asian Cobra
While
the Asian cobra does not have the deadliest venom, it does make the
most of what it has, causing the largest chunk of the 50 thousand deaths
by snakebite per year. An average cobra is about 1 metre in length.
#3 - Hippo
One
of the largest mammals and more aggressive. His huge jaw is starring in
hundreds of deaths. Although it seems a stupid animal, it can run at
50km / h. The force of its bite over 8,000 Newtons. The hippopotamus
kills the most people in Africa every year. They are huge, powerful,
aggressive, and territorial.
#4 - Box Jellyfish
Also
known as the wasp jellyfish, this salad-bowl sized jellyfish can have
up to 60 tentacles as long as 15 feet. Each tentacle has enough toxin to
kill 50 humans. They are found in Australia, the Philippines, and many
other tropical areas. Since 1884 at least 5,567 deaths have been
attributed to these creatures.
#5 - Great White Shark
This
shark is an exceptionally large shark found in coastal waters in all
major oceans. It can reach lengths of up to 6 metres and can weigh up to
5 tons. The Great White Shark is the worlds largest known predatory
fish. It is the only surviving species of its genus. In general these
creatures do not attack humans, and (while there have been some
fatalities) the majority of attacks on humans are believed to be test
bites – the Great White Shark are known to test bite other objects in
order to determine what they are. More people are killed each year in
the US by dogs than Great White Sharks in the last 100 years.
#6 - Polar Bear
These
massive creatures, native to the Arctic, regularly eat elephant seals
and could cut off a human head with one swipe of its paw. The Polar Bear
is the most carnivorous of all the Bears and will eat walruses, whales,
rheindeer, and even other polar beers.
#7 - Saltwater Crocodile
This
is the largest of all living reptiles and is found mainly in Northern
Australia and Southeast Asia. A healthy adult is typically 4.8 – 7
metres (15.75ft – 21ft) long, weighing up to 1.6 tons. There have been
reports of larger. This creature is capable of killing and eating
animals up tot he size of a water buffalo. In its most deadly attack
(called the Death Roll) the crocodile grabs an animal or human with its
mouth and begins to roll. A 1ton stallion is known to have been killed
by this method in under 1 minute. In the water, the crocodile can move
as fast as a dolphin.
#8 - Tiger
The
reason why tigers can be really dangerous is if you ever get attacted
by a Siberian tiger they wiegh about 1,025 pounds that the heaviest
tiger ever recorded. They have extremly sharp claws and teeth. And when
the tiger is on a hunt and it spotted its pray the tiger bites the
animals throat and let the large animal bleed to death or breaks its
neck
#9 - Cape Buffalo
Cape
buffalos weigh 1.5 tons and, when faced by danger, attack head on with
razor sharp horns. They stand up to 1.7 metres high and 2.8 metres long.
Humans are virtually its only predator and even lions will avoid
crossing their path. Every year the Cape Buffalo is known to maul and
kill multiple humans; some believe that it kills more humans in Africa
every year than any other creature.
#10 - Poison Dart Frog
The
backs of the poison dart frog ooze a slimy neurotoxin that is meant to
keep predators away. Each frog produces enough of the toxin to kill 10
humans, though, strangely, in captivity, the frogs do not secrete this
poison. The frogs are brilliantly coloured and live mainly in Central
and South America.
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