Movies can make us afraid of all sorts of wild animals, but the truth is that we have little to fear, since wild animals are usually afraid of us- with good reason. Still, some apex predators will kill and eat you if there's nothing tastier around. For some reason, the article begins with a story of people eaten by catfish, but catfish aren't on the list. What is on the list are the predators most likely to kill you. Keep in mind, wild animals will kill you in defense even if they aren't hungry, so don't put yourself in a position where they feel threatened. Neither wolves nor werewolves made the list.
And remember, the animal that causes the most human deaths is a tiny insect.
(Image credit: Benh LIEU SONG)
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Remember the attack of the killer lions on the building of a railroad in Africa. Even made a movie about it, one of the first 3-D films, Bwana Devil.
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I followed up on whether the Komodo Dragon is venomous and it seems they are instead of just having saliva full of toxic bacteria as I believed previously.
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Good article, I wasn't surprised by anything on the list except the komodo dragon. I knew they were big and deadly, but they get a lot bigger than I realized. Well I guess the other surprise was the article putting lions higher on the list than tigers. I've always regarded Tigers as more aggressive than lions. I've also seen illegal videos of lions vs tigers, and tigers always win.
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