They are next to us. You will be surprised to know who is on this list. The animal kingdom is a dangerous place filled with fury and dead bodies that once invaded the territory of a stranger.
1. Sharks - 6 deaths.
Sharks do not kill as many people as other animals on this list, but they occupy a place of honor on the list of dangerous predators of the ocean. Annually, a white shark takes about six lives.
2. Wolves - 10 deaths.
Once upon a time, wolves mercilessly killed a large number of people. Now the situation is many times better - not more than 10 people per year die from the jaws of these wild animals.
3. Horses - 20 deaths.
Yes, they are also on this list. Horses are big, heavy and powerful. However, due to the tendency of American cowboys to tame wild horses, these beautiful creatures are included in the list.
4. Cows - 22 deaths.
After advertising with a house in the village and all kinds of air chocolate "Milka", cows are perceived as very tender pets. However, they can easily bodnut man with his head and hard horns. For example, in the US, more than 20 people die each year from cows.
5. Leopards - 29 deaths.
In the world there is no official statistics that could accurately describe the number of murders committed by these powerful and graceful animals. But according to general information, in 2001 they attacked 50 people, among whom 29 were killed. True, the problem is that only people are to blame for this - there is nothing to be introduced into the territory of a predator.
6. Ants - 30 deaths.
It's hard to believe, but innocuous at first glance, ants kill more people than the aforementioned leopards. True, there are 280 species of ants capable of killing a person. Often, they attack a person only if he falls asleep next to their hill. Victims of ants die from anaphylactic shock.
7. Jellyfish - 40 deaths.
No wonder many are afraid of them. They can not only leave a burn on the body, but also send to the next world. For example, in the Philippines annually jellyfish-box takes the lives of 20 to 40 people. Moreover, some data indicate that this number is increased to 100 victims.
8. Bees - 53 deaths.
These little buzzing creatures can very painfully sting. Of course, not everyone stung by them plays a box. We are talking about 53 people who are allergic to bee venom.
9. Tigers - 85 deaths.
For humans, the tiger has always been considered one of the most dangerous predators. This is a cunning, quiet, ferocious animal, a big cat, able to masterfully hunt. Fortunately, they do not often kill people. Every year they carry out 85,000 murders, among which 85 victims are people.
10. Deer - 130 deaths.
As a rule, this is not an aggressive animal. In most cases, they avoid problems. But how does it happen that they kill 130 people? Just one explanation: an accident. Most often at night the frightened deer runs, where the eyes look. So it turns out that he runs out onto the roadway, flies at full speed into the passing car and kills passengers with his horns.
11. African buffalo - 200 deaths.
Of course, none of us would like to meet one-on-one with this handsome man. The most common victims are hunters and poachers. The main weapon of the buffalo is the horns. Every year they kill about 200 people.
12. Lions - 250 deaths.
King of the jungle. Lions are the only big cats that hunt others while in their pack, pride. While people in Africa hunt these majestic animals, lions attack a man. A sort of revenge.
13. Elephants - 500 deaths.
The more people on the planet, the fewer elephants are at large. Agree that from this so beautiful animal becomes angrier. Every year, with respect to a person, elephants are showing more aggression and confrontation. Just the reason is that a person played in God, depriving life and freedom of an innocuous creature.
14. Hippopotamus - 500 deaths.
Once the hippos were considered the most deadly African animals. They are big, fast and aggressive. There are often cases when they turned boats. Moreover, in Africa, from the attack of hippos, more people die than from the attack of any other animals.
15. Tape worm - 700 deaths.
Perhaps it is much worse when an animal attacks you from outside, but from within, inside the human body. Mortality from helminthic invasion takes the third place after cardiovascular diseases and oncology.
16. Crocodiles - 1 000 deaths.
Unlike alligators who almost never attack people, crocodiles are evil creatures who are ready to fight for their territory to the last. They will eat anyone before they try to do anything. On average, they kill about 1,000 people each year.
17. Scorpions - 3,250 deaths.
They are smaller than most dangerous creatures, but they can tame the enemy with their own tail. Among all scorpions, 20 species possess a poison capable of instantly sending a person to the next world. However, every year millions of people complain that they were bitten by a scorpion.
18. Ascarids - 4,500 deaths.
Ascarids provoke the appearance of ascariasis in the small intestine. In fact, this disease always leads to certain abnormalities in the work of the body. They can be minor (for example, itching), but some can lead to severe consequences and even to death.
19. The Tsetse fly - 10 000 deaths.
If an ordinary fly does not pose a threat to man, then you can not say anything about Tsece. She "gives" a person a sleeping sickness, as a result of which the brain swells and death begins. Drugs for the treatment of sleeping sickness exist, but they are often not enough for all who need it, and their reception is accompanied by severe side effects - vomiting, nausea, arterial hypotension, etc.
20. Triatom bug - 12 500 deaths.
He is the distributor of a tropical parasitic disease called Chagash's disease. It is estimated that 7 to 8 million people are infected with Chagash disease, mainly in Mexico, Central America and South America. As of 2006, the disease leads to approximately 12,500 deaths per year.
21. Freshwater snail - 20 000 deaths.
They carry a dangerous disease on the body called schistosomiasis, which causes the vital activity of parasitic worms. Microscopic parasites, in contact with water, first penetrate the skin of a person, then to multiply under it. Egg laying is so huge that it can take a person's life.
22. Dogs - 35 000 deaths.
Well, not always a dog is a man's friend. In most cases, dogs infected with rabies attack people in Africa and Asia. Oh, yes, there are still cases of attacks on a human dog Dingo.
23. Snakes - 200 thousand.
Another animal that not only looks, but is dangerous. People are often afraid of snakes and for that there is a good reason. They vary in size, from very small to incredibly large. Of the 725 poisonous snakes that live around the world, only 250 can kill a person with one bite. It's comforting to know that most of the existing snakes are not poisonous.
24. People - 437 000 deaths.
Unexpectedly, the truth? Man is one of the dangerous creatures on the planet. People kill more of their kind than most animals. Although this is not news for a long time.
25. Mosquitoes - 725 000 deaths.
So, which creature kills most of the people? Believe it or not, these tiny mosquitoes are the bearers of a number of deadly diseases, including malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, encephalitis, and many others.