Animals are all around us. Because of their proximity, many people take for granted how truly dangerous some animals really ...
But did you know that sharks aren't one of the deadliest animals? They don't even crack into the top ten. The chance of being attacked is rare, and the chance of being killed is even rarer. Instead, ...
In fact, sharks don't even place in the to 10 deadliest animals to humans. But the animal most commonly responsible for human deaths around the world may surprise you. Produced by Rob Ludacer ...
But, turns out venomous animals live in Australian waters too. Like the blue-ringed octopus. Its venom is 1,000 times more toxic than cyanide and it’ll bring down a human in just 20-40 minutes.
The deadliest creature, spreading diseases like malaria and dengue. It causes millions of deaths every year. Its venom attacks the heart and nervous system, leading to paralysis or death in minutes.
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, there were about 437,000 homicides in 2012, making humans the second most deadly animal (and the deadliest mammal) to humans. We are not ...
A henipavirus is a genus of viruses that is zoonotic, which means it can be spread from animals to humans. "Henipaviruses have caused serious disease and death in people and animals in other ...
What they don’t tell you is that there hasn’t been a single reported human death caused by it. So here is a venomous but mild-mannered snake – which hasn’t killed anyone – being added to lists of the ...
There is a high chance this microbe will be a zoonosis, or disease that can pass from animals to humans. The lethal dangers were put into stark focus this week by the worsening US bird flu ...
These species target the soft tissue regions around the mouths of humans, hence the name kissing bug. Surprisingly enough, the next deadliest animal on our ranking is none other than the ...