African Buffalo
The African buffalo is rightly considered one of the most dangerous animals on the African continent. According to statistics it is these wild huge animals that are responsible for the greatest number of human deaths. The weight is about a ton. Most of the day, these herbivores graze peacefully. But it is worth the buffalo to scare or anger how he will attack both any predator and man without thought.
Most often, buffalo victims are locals who value these animals for an unusual form of horns. Hunting for African buffalo is not prohibited, but is extremely dangerous. In terms of running speed buffalo is not inferior to horse. Having attacked the opponent he can easily throw it out with an unusually accurate blow of a hoof or horns.
Wild animal Hippopotamus
Wildlife attacks on humans in Africa are not uncommon. Residents of villages usually suffer. The hippo externally gives the impression of an absolutely unremarkable and slow creature. This giant, weighing more than three tons, animal feeds exclusively on grass.
However, it has huge fangs, which it is able to bite in half a crocodile. Externally calm and unremarkable hippo has an explosive temperament and in a matter of seconds turns from peaceful herbivorous to aggressive predator.
Frightened hippos are thrown at anyone. It doesn't 't matter if it 's a man or an animal. Adult hippos are hunted only by lions. However, by attacking even a whole pride they cannot always cope. People also often suffer from hippos.
Several dozen people die every year. Female hippos swallow anyone who dares to approach the water body Wild animals in Africa strike with their size.
African elephants once roared freely across the continent. However, times have changed. The mass construction of farms and highways drove elephants out of their usual lands. Virtually all elephants now live on protected plots of land in central and eastern and southern Africa.
They often have to live in very dense groups, which leads to the depletion of food supplies. In search of food, elephants raid the fruit gardens of local farmers, killing anyone who dares to be in their way. In the 1990s, more than 250 people were killed by elephants in Kenya alone.
The wild world of animals includes dangerous reptiles. The snake black mamba is horrifying all over Africa. Its habitat extends from Ethiopia to Namibia. Hunting on the ground. So people face her quite often.
It is the largest and fastest snake in all of Africa. Its length is more than 3 meters. It is capable of throwing at a speed of 5 m/s. This snake got its name for the black color of the paste. This snake can half climb from the ground and easily climb trees.
Farmers encounter the snake every year in harvesting and often suffer from its bites. The poison of the black mamba acts on the muscles, heart and lungs, causing suffocation.
Mamba 's bite used to mean imminent death, which comes in 20 minutes. People are now sometimes rescued, provided the victim has been taken to hospital. Australia 's most dangerous animals. Australia 's wild animals and insects pose an immediate threat to humans more than anywhere in the world. It:
Spiders;
snakes;
dingo;
White sharks;
A comb crocodile;
Sea rocks;
Sea snails.
Animal - Geographical Cone
It is the largest snail predator in the brush head shellfish family. Their dimensions range from 1 to 15 cm. The poison of these shellfish consists of peptides.
The geographical cone has a hob stream with a sting to which it feels sorry for animals or humans. The poison of this shellfish causes at least 10 deaths a year across Australia. People who had the misfortune to step on or be near the clam usually suffer.
Wild dogs "Dino"
Dingo were brought to the mainland for more than 5,500 years by people from Southeast Asia. These are strong and resilient animals. Dingo wild animals can be dangerous.
In Australia, a case was widely reported in which a nine-month-old baby girl who was taken with her on a journey was dragged from a dingo tent. The baby was never found. Later, the girl 's bloodied clothes were found near the dingo log.
Comb crocodiles
The victims of marine crocodiles and sharks in Australia are several per year. And this is despite the fact that on most public beaches there are rescue workers on duty and warning signs are posted.
Most often, the victims of these animals are tourists who are unfamiliar with local conditions and disregard safety rules. Every year in Australia, at least 3,000 people suffer from bites of various snakes and spiders. The most dangerous of these are considered:
The royal brown snake;
Bird spiders;
Sea snakes;