Forget Sharks: The Animals That You Should Really Fear
Sharks have the reputation of being killers… but they pale in comparison to other animals.
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In honor of Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, I wanted to find if there are other animals that pose a greater threat to humans.
Mosquitoes
That’s right. Those little buggers we all find annoying are actually the most deadly to us. Because of the diseases they carry, mosquitoes are responsible for causing the deaths of more than 2 million people each year.
Jellyfish
If you’re going to fear anything in the water, it should be the Australian Box Jellyfish. At the size of your normal salad bowl, each of these translucent creatures has enough venom in them to kill 60 people.
Elephant
Forget “Jaws”… “Dumbo” is the real horror movie! Elephants kill more than 500 people each year (and you thought clowns were the scariest thing at the circus!)
So don’t let those disturbing shark videos bother you too much… that is, until Jaws evolves feet and becomes a Land Shark.
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One Response to “Forget Sharks: The Animals That You Should Really Fear”
On August 9, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Nicely written article but it stopped just as it was getting interesting!! More, please!
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