Top 10 deadliest animals on the planet | part-1

There are bunch of dangerous species out there, both on land, on air, and in the waters. Most of them harm other animals for foods, mating, and territorial ownership while most of them just apply their respective means of defense on other animals, which are also harmful to say.

A lot of factors contribute to how deadly an animal is, these factors can include;  size, bite force, speed, aggressiveness, weapon effectiveness, tactical skills, etc. For example, a cheetah can take advantage of it super speed to outrun and kill preys over long distances and also escape from other more powerful rivals (like the lion), and the crocodile can deploy both it stronger bite force and aggressiveness to make a firm grip on tougher preys and devour them.

Let explain three of these factors briefly:

1. Size 

The size and relative weight of an animal serves as an advantage, both in attacking other species, or defending itself from potential harm from rivals or predators. Size is always associated with strength, stamina, and intimidation. An animal having a larger size and weight is more capable of withstanding a pound for pound combat with another animal because of it ability to hold it ground. Larger species  generate influence around other species, maneuver their tactics, and crush them. Take an elephant for instance. The only predator known to attack the elephant is the lion. But it takes a full pride of lions to bring down a full grown elephant, unlike an antelope or a zebra.

2. Bite force 

 Bite force measures the amount of pressure exerted by an animals bite. A single bite from some animals can cause lots of damages to the body, including tearing the flesh apart or even breaking the bone. It all depends on the amount of pressure given by the bite. Animals with strong bite forces are also capable of making a firm and lasting grip on their victims, especially ones with a strong repellant force and impulsive abilities. Preys who are highly impulsive in motion(like the wild beast) or agile enough do often flip theirselves out and escape from the teeths of predators with a relatively weaker bite force, but that will be an impossible mission coming to predators with stronger bite force. 

3. Speed

The faster a predator can run, the lesser the chances of it prey  to escape and the deadlier it becomes to it preys. Preys with top speed, can outrun it predators and succeed in it escape mission, making it "slow" predator look less deadlier to him, but the moment it sights a faster predator, it charges to it top speed immediately. The cheetahs are known for their top speeds, which helps them to outrun and attack their preys even from a long distance.

Below is a countdown list of the 10 most deadliest animals in the world, based on the above factors and statistics.

• Black Mamba

Though species like the Inland Taipan or the king cobra are dangerous thanks to their respective venoms, the black mamaba is especially deadly due to its speed and aggression. Found in the savannas and rocky areas of southern and eastern Africa, the species (which can grow up to 14 feet long) is the fastest of all snakes, slithering at speeds of up to 12.5 miles per hour, which makes escaping one in remote areas that much more difficult. Thankfully, black mambas usually only strike when threatened—but when they do, they’ll bite repeatedly, delivering enough venom (containing neuro- and cardiotoxins) in a single bite to kill ten people. And if one doesn’t receive the correlative antivenin within 20 minutes, the bites are almost 100 percent fatal.

Some factoids :

• Black Mamba is one of the few snakes who chase humans and bite them, primarily because of its territorial nature. They acts very aggressivly (when threatened). They do not tolerate humans or any other larger specie approaching more closely than about 40 metres (130 ft).
• To make matters worse, it is one of the fastest snakes in the earth, being able to move upto 5.5 meters (18 feet) per second. In certain situations it can chase down a running human.
• Black Mamba strikes multiple times. Literally ! No mercy whatsoever.
• Black mambas are highly venomous. It is considered lethal. Two drops of its venom can kill a full grown human being in less than 20 minutes.
• Black mamba can efficiently climb trees and they hunts during day and night due to their super night visions.

(Black Mamba)

I have added this link to a youtube video of a mamba killing a lion. You will see how, even after the lion saccumbs to the mamba’s venom, mamba keeps watch, and then after returns to strike repeatedly to make sure lion king is indeed dead.

• Cape Buffalo

Cape Buffalo , which number around 900,000 and are found in sub-Saharan Africa, are a relatively mild species when left alone, preferring to travel in massive herds to graze in early morning and late afternoon hours or to gather around watering holes to stay hydrated. However, if an individual (or its calf) is threatened or wounded, they become the incarnation of their nickname: Black Death. Reportedly responsible for killing more hunters on the continent than any other creature, these behemoths, which can grow up to nearly six feet tall and weigh close to a ton, circle and stalk their prey before charging at speeds of up to 35 miles per hour. They’re even known to continue charging no matter where they’re injured, and will not hesitate to attack moving vehicles. You don’t want to mess with those horns.

Black Death

The cape buffalo is also known to charge against their top predator (the lion), in most cases, killing or severly  injuring them.

• Crocodiles

  With a recorded bite force of 5000 pounds per square inch ( enough to bite through steel), this deadly reptile still holds the title for the strongest bite force ever measured in the animal kingdom. 

The observant person will notice that mercy did not figure in the reptilian brain.

Does that crocodile care that it is killing a small impala? Does it care a mother could be grieving or a baby is snatched to death before its time?

No. Reptiles don’t care for niceties like that.

They have no mercy. They’re not built for mercy. They’re unable to conceive of mercy and you know what? They have lived for hundreds of millions of years longer than primate

• Centipede

Alright, prepare yourself for the centipede chow-fest:

Alright, you get the idea.

Y’see, while, say, a lion stalks prey, analyzes it to see if it’s dangerous or not, and then decide to go in for the kill, centipedes aren’t as complex - and that’s what makes them frightening. When they smell prey, they just barrel towards it and attack, regardless of how big or dangerous it is. They’ll attack or eat just about anything that moves. They’re not monsters - that’s just how they’re wired. They’ll investigate any foreign scent and test-bite it, too, which is why they also eat carrion and rarely fruit.

They attack using their venomous claws - these modified legs stab into the prey and inject venom while the centipede wraps its body around the animal, trying to subdue it with its legs and keep it from struggling. If you’re lucky, the venom kills you not too long after. If you’re not lucky?

The centipede just eats you while you lay there helpless, even while you’re still alive.

Being eaten by a centipede isn’t very pleasant. They pull their prey apart with their venom claws and leisurely munch on it- this can occur even while the poor animal writhes about in pain.

So yeah. If I were to be eaten by any animal, I wouldn’t choose a centipede. Not at all.

• Polar Bear

See the picture below ? It is a polar bear eating a dolphin ! They love eating dolphins — they love eating anything, as long as it contains meat and blubber. And blood.

You might think that polar bear are land mammals, but that is not entirely true — in fact, they are considered to be aquatic mammals: they are the best swimmers of all land-animal-like mammals, and can easily swim a thousand miles (!!) without going to land. They can swim for a full week without stopping.

So in the water, nothing is safe from these fuckers as well.

Take beluga. What ? YES: beluga whales. Measuring up to 5.5 meters and weighing almost two tons.

Polar bear LOVE these guys. So they spot breathing holes in the ice, and wait. Until some beluga cannot wait any longer, and tries to catch a breath.

Big mistake !

If the polar bear cannot pull them out, they jump right in and hunt under water. No problem. Beluga taste too damn good !

Do you want to talk blubber. Do you really want to talk blubber ?

Think WALRUS. Males have giant tusks, and can weigh up to 4,400 pounds. Polar bear love to invite these blubbers to a nice romantic dinner !

Blubber, blood, skin, hair — what a feast !

Sometimes that isn’t even enough. And some big fat blubbery whale (almost) dies, and strands. And you know what will happen next …