Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect

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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect

Check out this list of the 15 animals most dangerous to humans, based on the number of deaths that they had caused. The top 3 most deadly are certainly not the ones you would expect.

Scorpions, spiders or even bears, you would expect at least one of these to feature on the list right? That's where you're wrong! The proof is in the pictures, go have a look for yourself and take note of the the things you'd be wise to avoid.

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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
Sharks are getting closer and closer to the coast, and therefore humans, when trying to find food.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
Wolves only normally attack in self defence, when they feel threatened.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
Elephants have a habitat that is commonly frequented by humans. Therefore they react to gain their territory, and understandably so.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
Deaths involving lions occur mainly in Africa.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
The hippopotamus is a very territorial animal that attacks when it feels threatened.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
A crocodile's bite is the most powerful on the planet.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
Tapeworms infiltrate the intestines where they reproduce and multiply.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
The tsetse fly carries the sleeping sickness disease and transmits it to the people it bites.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
This creature transmits Chagas disease to its victims via bites.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
The dog is responsible for numerous attacks across the world. Normally, it's not the dog itself who incites the violence, but more the owner who trains it.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
There are many species of venomous snakes in the world, and therefore some are more dangerous than others.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
Like the tapeworm, the roundworm is a parasite that reproduces and multiples in the intestines.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
Freshwater snails release a parasite which transmits schistosomiasis.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
The figure refers to the average number of murders over the past 5 years.
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Ranked: The World's Most Dangerous Predators Ranked - It's Not What You'd Expect
Transmitting malaria and yellow fever, the mosquito is commonly found in more humid climates. Its bite can have catastrophic consequences.
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