Is there any non-violent animals?

Question

Too many good answers. and yes, cows have attacked people before. Going to vote.

Answer 1

Sloths are pretty dangerous (have you seen those claws)
Many herbivores can be very violent, they have to defend themself somehow (think rhinoceros)

Almost any animal, when cornered or faced with danger, will attempt to defend itself in some way or another, often a violent way as a last resort. Most animals are prone to giving many 'bluff' signals before resorting to violence.

I suppose the best answer would be sponges and your other animals in phylum Porifera, and possibly some in phylum Cnidaria (like coral...but obviously not jellyfish).

The questions also doesn't clarify if you mean violent toward humans, or just violent in general. You could have small bugs that are virtually harmless to humans, and yet are violent toward other organisms. It all depends on the relativity you're looking at.

Answer 2

In response to above posts, the do-do and sloth were/are violent at times. Male sloths aren't particularly nice, and the do-do was actually QUITE capable of defending itself, not a very nice animal... The first thing that comes to mind for me would be the manatee.

Answer 3

In general herbivores are non-violent. But when you attack them or attack their offspring, they act in self defense and may even charge you.This is the basic instinct.Predators are violent in a large sense.You can think of Amoeba as non-violent as it is a solitary animal and does not even engage in courtship which may arouse jealousy as it happens in deers, monkeys and others.

Answer 4

All animals can become violent to a degree, when it comes to defend their offspring, feeding ground, mate, etc....
Where animals differ is whether such violence can be a fight to the death, or just "making a point".
We are the only animal that kills for "sport"....or because another animal doesn't quite do (or not do) what we want it to do (or not do).

Answer 5

you are missing the obvious, the cow, not only is it non violent it willing lee lets itself be led up the ramp into the 18 wheeler where it goes to be transported to the slaughterhouse to be rearranged into parts we enjoy cooking

Answer 6

yes some animals are non-violent

Answer 7

There's coral, sea anemone, sponges. Yes, they're animals, even though they look like plants.

Oh, Marianna, my cat hunts for sport often, and sometimes kills for sport.

Answer 8

All except humans

Answer 9

I've never seen or heard two earthworms in battle.

Answer 10

The do-do would just stand there as it was eaten - but oops, they are extinct now