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10. Poison Dart FrogThe backs of the
poison dart frog ooze a slimy neurotoxin that is meant to keep predators away. Each frog produces enough of the toxin to kill
10 humans, though, strangely, in captivity, the frogs do not secrete this poison. The frogs are brilliantly coloured and live
mainly in Central and South America
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8. Polar BearThese massive creatures, native to the Arctic, regularly
eat elephant seals and could cut off a human head with one swipe of its paw. The Polar Bear is the most carnivorous of all
the Bears and will eat walruses, whales, rheindeer, and even other polar beers.
6. Saltwater CrocodileThis is the largest of all living reptiles and is
found mainly in Northern Australia and Southeast Asia. A healthy adult is typically 4.8 - 7 metres (15.75ft - 21ft) long,
weighing up to 1.6 tons. There have been reports of larger. This creature is capable of killing and eating animals up tot
he size of a water buffalo. In its most deadly attack (called the Death Roll) the crocodile grabs an animal or human with
its mouth and begins to roll. A 1ton stallion is known to have been killed by this method in under 1 minute. In the water,
the crocodile can move as fast as a dolphin.
4. Great White SharkThis shark is an exceptionally large shark found in
coastal waters in all major oceans. It can reach lengths of up to 6 metres and can weigh up to 5 tons. The Great White Shark
is the worlds largest known predatory fish. It is the only surviving species of its genus. In general these creatures do not
attack humans, and (while there have been some fatalities) the majority of attacks on humans are believed to be test bites
- the Great White Shark are known to test bite other objects in order to determine what they are. More people are killed each
year in the US by dogs than Great White Sharks in the last 100 years.
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9. Cape Buffalo
Cape buffalos weigh 1.5 tons and, when faced
by danger, attack head on with razor sharp horns. They stand up to 1.7 metres high and 2.8 metres long. Humans are virtually
its only predator and even lions will avoid crossing their path. Every year the Cape Buffalo is known to maul and kill multiple
humans; some believe that it kills more humans in Africa every year than any other creature.
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7.Elephant
African Elephants, with their sharp tusks, are not as friendly as many believe. They kill over 500 people per year
(either by stomping or impaling). The African Elephant generally weighs in at 16 tons
5. African Lion The African Lion can reach up to half a ton. Lions are
thought to kill up to 70 humans per year in Tanzania. These large animals are eclipsed in size only slightly by the tiger.
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3. Box JellyfishAlso known as the wasp jellyfish, this salad-bowl sized
jellyfish can have up to 60 tentacles as long as 15 feet. Each tentacle has enough toxin to kill 50 humans. They are found
in Australia, the Philippines, and many other tropical areas. Since 1884 at least 5,567 deaths have been attributed to these
creatures
2. Asian CobraWhile the Asian cobra does not have the deadliest venom,
it does make the most of what it has, causing the largest chunk of the 50 thousand deaths by snakebite per year. An average
cobra is about 1 metre in length
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