2007-03-10 23:06:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
For simplicity's sake, we're going to assume you wish to know what animal is responsible for the most human deaths per year. Thankfully, the good people at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park have the answer.
We were expecting a big fearsome creature like the crocodile, lion, or shark to be the most deadly. However, the real number-one killer is much smaller and far more annoying -- the mosquito.
According to the Smithsonian, female Anopheles mosquitoes, which carry malaria, kill over 1 million people every year. The site Live Science agrees, rating the mosquito number one on its list of the top 10 deadliest animals.
But what if you don't count the mosquito as an actual animal? In that case, it appears the hippopotamus is the deadliest. This article by Allan Taylor states, "More people are killed by the hippopotamus than any other wild animal, either by being trampled to death or having their boat capsized."
Yikes, anyone up for a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos? Yeah, neither are we.
2007-03-10 23:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by Shrey G 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not counting a jilted woman I'd say the deadliest animal on land is the grizzly bear and in the sea would be the great white shark. Just my opinion.
2007-03-11 07:11:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you will consider insects as animal,The most deadly and most dangerous animal in the world is the mosquito.they are supposed to be Responsible for more deaths than all the mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and birds combined.
2007-03-11 13:54:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually not mosquitoes per se. They are only the hosts of the most deadly animal, which is malaria plasmodia.
2007-03-11 11:00:18 · answer #4 · answered by Dendronbat Crocoduck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Great White shark.
2007-03-11 07:09:28 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans!
2007-03-11 09:14:55 · answer #6 · answered by J9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a fine line --- but most are snakes --- black mamba from Africa ; sea snakes from any warm water continent --- in my country king brown snakes --- which are not only extremely venomous but very aggressive --- and i can't leave out the ones that live in my backyard in nth Queensland --- taipans --- the only ' good ' thing about them is that they are extremely shy and ' run ' like buggery when approached .good luck
2007-03-11 07:22:27 · answer #7 · answered by bill g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Female Anopheles mosquitoes, which carry malaria
unless you consider that an insect in that case it would be the Hippopotamus
2007-03-11 07:09:13 · answer #8 · answered by Czech_Mark 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Mongoose.
2007-03-11 07:08:57 · answer #9 · answered by Debi in LA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i saw this just the other day, turns out it's a mosquito. they kill millions by infecting people and animals with diseases.
2007-03-11 08:26:21 · answer #10 · answered by JEANNE B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋