DEADLIEST ANIMALS IN THE WORLD TODAY

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  • Mosquito

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    Mosquitoes has been estimated that mosquitoes transmit diseases to almost 700 million people annually resulting in 2 to 3 million deaths every year.

  • African Elephant

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It's the world鈥檚 largest land animal, it can be aggressive. They seemingly have the capacity to display rage and have even engaged in activities that have been interpreted as vindictive, razing entire villages in the process.

  • salt water crocodile
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Sitting at the top of its food chain the Saltwater Crocodile has been known to eat everything from water buffalo to sharks. In order to kill its prey it uses a technique called the death roll where it flips its prey in the water until it drowns and then comes apart.

  • hippopotamus
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They are mostly herbivorous, they are also highly aggressive and are regarded as one of the most dangerous animals in Africa. They have been known to attack humans without provocation even.

  • blue ringed octopus
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Don鈥檛 let its small size fool you, this dangerous animal holds enough venom to kill 26 full grown adults and there is no antidote. Minutes after being bitten the victim will be completely paralyzed and unable to breathe. After few hours the venom is neutralized by their body.

  • Brazilian wandering spider
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Meet the most venomous spider in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. What makes it so dangerous is it's tendency to wander.

  • carpet viper
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This viper uses a hemotoxin similar to that of the boomslang. Most of the bites occur in areas that lack modern medical facilities, so the victims slowly bleed to death over the course of several weeks.

*** leopard**

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When most animals are wounded they run away. But not leopards, when these creatures are wounded they become even more dangerous and they are also known for their strength.

  • tse tse fly
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This blood sucking fly is the primary carrier of "African Sleeping Sickness" and it's indirectly responsible for killing of a quarter of a million people each year.

  • komodo
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Komodo Dragons are not picky eaters. They will eat anything from water buffalos to humans and they have even been known to dig up bodies from shallow graves. They are prodigious hunters and will wait stealthily until their prey approaches before the attack after which they will rip out its throat, and retreat while it bleeds out. Like Polar Bears, the only reason their human kill count is so low is probably due to the fact that they only need to eat once a month.

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