is the hippo still the #1 human killer?

Question

was it even the #1 ever or just up there on the list?

sorry for not being detailed but i ment animals killing humans. sorry

Answer 1

Hippos have a reputation for killing more people than any other animal in Africa. IOn a lifestyle program on television not that long ago, the presenter and his crew took off along a river in Africa with two tour guides in canoe like boats. Part way through the trip they came upon a hippo grazing in the grass along side the river. Immediately the two guides stop paddling their oars in order not to scare the animal, and the presenter was told to speak in hushed tones so as not to provoke the seemingly docile animal. All seemed to be going well as the boats were just drifting past when for no real reason the animal lifted its head and started to charge towards the boats.
After a few minutes of combat with the guides splashing their oars in the water in an effort to scare the animal away, it was all over. The hippo stopped charging and relaxed back into chewing his grass.
These people were extremely lucky. Once a Hippo begins to charge a person or even another animal, they vary rarely stop. In fact most people that are killed by Hippo's are taken while traveling on rivers, and the animals come up from beneath the boats, tip the people out and then kill them with their gigantic teeth. When you realize that a hippopotamus can have canine teeth that grow up to 30 cm in length, it's not hard to see why there is not much chance of survival if a hippo has hold of you.
Whether in captivity or in the wild it just goes to prove that the Hippopotamus is an extremely dangerous animal, and one to be treated with extreme caution.

Answer 2

I think you'll find heart disease, AIDS, and cancer much higher than hippos on the list.

Answer 3

mosquitoes are the no.1 killer of humans...

Answer 4

I often end up asking the same thing on other sites