2007-10-04 10:24:13 · 3 answers · asked by gpapayia 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
This is an extremely good question but unfortunately there is no answer because each species is specially designed to its environment and although the animal may fare will against one foe it will not against the next. To give an example to illustrate the point, lions can kill a land-bound hippo, hippos can kill crocs, and crocs can kill lions in the water. So, see we have gone full circle. Each animal "matches up" differently against different foes. Despite this there are certain animals so awesome, so powerful and terrifying they bear mentioning by name:
Killer Whales. Large packs can kill a blue whale. For the most part the invincible predator of the sea.
King Cobras. Strong enough venom to kill a full-grown Asian elephant in 3 hours. Pain and debilitation from the bite is immediate as in the case of a bee sting or wasp or jellyfish. Virtually no predator save the fastest mongoose or feline predator with lightning reflexes would stand a chance.
2007-10-04 19:42:24 · answer #1 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would vote for the rat... they devastate animal populations when introduced to a fresh environment. They will eat any animal they can easily kill: insects, nesting birds, lizards, frogs, and so on. They also affect animals larger than themselves. They do this mostly by attack unguarded young, but they are good vectors for disease that can reduce adult populations, too.
2007-10-04 12:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by cu_dubh2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mosquito. They can carry yellow fever, malaria, West Nile virus, bird flu, etc.
2007-10-04 10:47:55 · answer #3 · answered by Howard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋