Most of us love animals. What could be better than visiting a zoo or watching a family wildlife movie on TV. However, there are animals that pose a serious threat to people and it is better to bypass the tenth road of such “our smaller brothers”. Fortunately, most of these animals live in tropical latitudes.
The greatest danger is not sharks or tigers, but creatures of a much smaller size. We have compiled a list of animals to be most wary of. These are indeed the most dangerous animals in the world, many of which claim thousands of human lives each year.
10. Elephant
Opens the top tenthe most deadly animals in the world elephant. This animal looks very peaceful in the aviary of the zoo, but in the wild it is better not to approach the African and Indian elephant. These animals have a huge body weight and can easily trample a person. You cannot escape: the elephant can move at a speed of 40 km / h. Especially dangerous are elephants that have been expelled from the herd, they are usually very aggressive and attack anything. Every year, from the attack of elephants, several hundred people die.
9. Rhino
Another very dangerous African animal. The problem is the poor vision of the rhino: it attacks any moving target, without even figuring out if it is dangerous to him. Run away from the rhino does not work: he is able to move at a speed of more than 40 km / h.
8. African lion
A lion can kill a person very easily and very quickly. But, as a rule, lions do not prey on humans. Although there are tragic exceptions. For example, the famous cannibalistic lions from Tsavo, who killed more than a hundred people who built a railway in the depths of the African continent. And only after nine months were these animals killed. Recently in Zambia (in 1991) a lion killed nine people. It is known about the whole lion's pride, which lived in the area of Lake Tanganyika and killed and ate from 1,500 to 2,000 people in three generations, so lions are considered one of the most dangerous animals in the world.
7. Grizzly Bear
Adult grizzly bears are not able to climb a tree in case of danger, as smaller black bears do. Therefore, they choose a different tactic: they defend their territory and attack the attacker. Usually these creatures avoid contact with people, but if you go into a bear’s territory or the beast thinks that you are encroaching on its food - beware, it can attack you. Even more dangerous is the bear, which protects its cubs. In such cases, the bear may attack and this threatens death to man.
6. Great White Shark
One of the most dangerous marine animal species for humans. They pose a mortal threat to divers, surfers and people who have suffered disasters at sea. A shark is a mechanism created by nature for killing. In the case of an attack on a person, the latter has very little chance of escape.
This animal enjoys a very bad reputation, especially after the publication of Peter Benchley's book "Jaws" and its subsequent film adaptation. You can add that in total there are four species of large sharks that attack humans. Since 1990, 139 attacks of a great white shark on people have been recorded, 29 of which ended tragically. White shark lives in all the southern seas, including the Mediterranean Sea. This animal has a fantastic sense of blood. True, it can be noted that people kill several million sharks of various species annually.
5. Crocodile
A very dangerous animal that can easily kill a person. The crocodile attacks rapidly and the victim simply does not have time to defend himself and respond to the attack. The most dangerous are the marine crocodile and the Nile crocodile. Each year, these animals kill hundreds of people in Africa and Southeast Asia. Swamp crocodile, American alligator, American crocodile and black cayman are less deadly, but also pose a danger to humans.
4. Hippopotamus
This massive animal is one of the most dangerous in Africa. Hippopotamus is very aggressive towards people, it often attacks a person, and does so without any apparent reason. His slowness is very deceptive: an enraged hippo is very fast and can easily catch up with a person. A hippo attack in water is especially dangerous: they easily turn boats over and chase people.
3. Scorpio
This very dangerous and poisonous creature has earned third place in the ranking of the most dangerous animals in the world. There are a large number of species of scorpions, all of them are poisonous, but only 25 species of these animals have poison that can cause human death. Most of them live in the southern latitudes. Often creeps into human homes. Thousands of people become victims of scorpions every year.
2. The snake
The snake takes an honorable second place on our list. the most dangerous animals in the world. Although not all snakes are poisonous and dangerous, but many of them can harm a person, or even kill him. On our planet, there are 450 species of poisonous snakes, a bite of 250 of which can lead to death. Most of them live in the southern latitudes. The only positive thing is that snakes rarely attack for no reason. Usually, a person inadvertently steps on a snake and the animal attacks.
1. Mosquito
By themselves, these insects are not so much dangerous as they are unpleasant. Danger are those diseases whose mosquitoes are carriers. Every year, millions of people die from these diseases on the planet. Among this list are dangerous diseases such as yellow fever, dengue fever, malaria, tularemia and many others. Developing countries located near the equator are especially affected by mosquito-borne ailments.
Every year mosquitoes infect about 700 million people on the planet with various ailments and are responsible for 2 million deaths. So, it’s the mosquito that is for humans the most dangerous and deadly animals on the planet.