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Top 10 Most Dangerous Animals in the World
Here are the most dangerous animals to humans in the world. The list is based on the number of casualties it takes each year on average.
10. Polar Bears
Don’t go with the beauty and appeal of the polar bear as it is a highly dangerous and life-killing animal. The average weight of a polar bear is something from 400 kg to 750 kg. It is a powerful predator and can kill the human beings with a sudden attack. The polar bears usually live in cold areas of the world and cannot survive in warm environments. They account for 100 human deaths each year, especially in northern Canada.
9. Grizzly Bears
The grizzly bear is a brown American bear that weighs approximately 400-800 lbs. Grizzlies, the female ones, weight half the size of the male ones. They are also very good runners; running up to 35 miles/hour. Attacks only occur by males when they sex the females afraid for their cubs.
8. Australian Box Jellyfish
These aquatic animals are responsible for the deaths of 100+ people a year. The cause of death is pain; which is excruciating. The specie can be found in the Indo-Pacific region of Australian beaches. They have approximately 60 tentacles and of them has a tiny needle, which carries enough poison to kill 50 people. The toxin paralyzes the human body until it drowns.
7. African Lions
African lions arrive at number 6….they are responsible for the deaths of over 100+ people each year. In 2013, a couple were caught off guard by an attack by a lion while having sex. The woman was mauled and killed. The boyfriend managed to escaqpe naked, found only wearing a condom.
6. Cape Buffalo
Cape Buffalos are responsible for the deaths of over 200 people each and every year. The heard is a large African bovine and is related to the larger wild Asian water buffalo. The buffalo’s horns are a distinct feature – with a fused base, forming a continuous bone shield referred to as a “boss”/
5. Elephants
Approximately 500 deaths are reported due to their encounters with elephants. In 2013, a group of tourists on a safari where reportedly confronted by an angered elephant that broke into their car and smashed through their windows. If the visitors were in the car, they would not have survived. In 2014, a teenager from New York was trampled to death by elephants in Thailand. She was a biology major and had an interest in animals and outdoors.
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