If someone asked you were the most dangerous animal in Africa, it would probably be the biggest ones that you`d think first, or maybe the big cat- but individual ability to bounce on human ab ter them apart is not necessary the only reason a creature might be classified as dangerous. Usually yes but not always.. So here are 10 most dangerous animals in Africa, not of course, including the most dangerous creature on earth – man himself
The Cape buffalo
The cape buffalo is a safe bet for number of ten. They are credited with killing about 200 people a year- and are said to be a biggest killers of big game hunters` in the world.
An adult male can be more than 700kg (1,540lbs) and even a lion hesitates to attack one on his own. Also buffalo are usually to be found in large intimidating herds, that will mob ant threat to their young.
The shark
The next most dangerous animal is not so much in Africa, so much as swimming alongside it!,Number nine is Shark, particularly the great white shark, and although shark attacks are rare, they tend to be very serious. This is because the shark charges at its prey at enormous speed, takes one huge chunk out and frags the victim under water then just back off while the victim bleeds to death and become dinner.
Fortunately attacks only usually, happen a couple of dozen times a year in Africa, with less than a quarter of those being fatal
African rhinoceros
Number eight would be African rhinoceros, both the black and white rhino are endangered through poaching, but they are also a little bad tempered and very shortsighted, and will not hesitate to charge at anything they perceive as a threat, attacking and goring with their deadly horns. Since an adult rhino can weight 6,000lbs (2,800kg) and can run up around 40mph (64kmh) for short periods, getting in their way (or especially between a mother and her bay) is not a good idea
The Lion
At number seven is the most dangerous of the big cat –the lion. Although lions don’t usually attack human, they will sometimes do so if they are sick or otherwise incapacitated, and one thy have tried , they tend to came back for more. These ~man eaters~ are then too far dangerous to leave as they are, and either have to be moved to somewhere with no humans within a reach, or simply destroyed. In Tanzania and Mozambique particularly, lion attacks on human seem to be in the rise, and there are several hundred deaths this way every year
The Desert Locust
The first of the dangerous in different way entries is at number six- the desert locust is the desert locust. Although it does not kill human directly, the devastation caused to crops and property when it swarms is indirectly the cause of many human deaths because there are just so many of them! One Moroccan swarm was recorded at 230km long, 150km wide and containing around 69 billion insects and it cost around US $2.5.billions in harvest damage
The Nile crocodile
At number five is more conventionally dangerous animal the Nile crocodile. It hovers underwater, with only its nostrils above the surface, waiting for something to come to the edge to drink, then with a fantastic burst of speed, it launches itself up. Grabs its victim in its vice-like jaws and drags them back under the water to drown. Crocodiles are considered to have the strongest bite in the animal kingdom at up to 5,000lbs per square inch, and hundreds of attacks are reported each year in Africa
The Black mamba
The deadliest snake in Africa is at number four- the Black mamba. The largest snake in Africa at up to 8ft (2.5m) ling, it is not actually black at all (it’s usually a brown or olive color), but get its name from the inky black lining of its mouth, which it displays when threatened. They are extremely aggressive, chasing after a hapless victim at up to 12mph (20kmh), and will not hesitate to strike with venom so strong that each strike is enough to kill a dozen men within an hour and it will strike up to dozen times in a single attack. Without ant-venom, its bite is always fatal.
The African Elephant
The biggest land mammal in the world, the African Elephant comes in at number three. At up to 12,000lbs (5,600kg), if it attacks, it can do massive damage, usually by trampling under foot, and the males especially don’t always need a reason to attack. However, as a threatened species (again due to poaching) it is highly unlikely you will come across one expect in a protected reserve.
The Hippopotamus, or river horse
Number two in our list is the hippopotamus or river horse, and it causes more human deaths than any other large animal. Contrary to popular belief, hippos cannot actually breathe underwater, but they can hold their breaths for a long time and, being heavier than water, can walk along the bottom as they are in land. Territorial males and females within babies are the most dangerous and since they can run at 20mph (32kmh) and have 20 inch (51cm) canines in their huge jaws, sensible people stay well out of reach at all times. Believe it or not, the whale is their closest living relative!!!
The Mosquito
And so we come to the number one most dangerous animal in Africa – and it’s one of the smallest. The mosquito carries malaria, dengue and a number of other diseases which it passes on to humans when it suck their blood, malaria alone kills over a million African people every year, mostly children under five, that nearly 2,800 people a day. It’s female of the `anopheles` species that does all the damage with regards to malaria. The makes and other 3499 or so species of mosquito are actually more or less innocent.
Quite a list, isn’t it? It makes you wonder how everyone manages to live to grow old this continent, with so many deadly creatures lying in wait!!
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