Fifteen
Deadly Animal Facts
1. The hippo is extremely
unpredictable, making it the most dangerous mammal in Africa. Hippopotamus is
Greek for "river horse." Their teeth are so huge that they need large
cavities in their heads to accommodate them!
2. A general rule of thumb when
trying to detect how venomous scorpions are is to look at the size of their
pincers and tail. If they have large pincers and a slim tail, it's likely that
their sting will not be very venomous, but small pincers and a fat tail spell
trouble.
3. The black mamba has a head
the shape of a coffin and is, in fact, grey. It gets its name because its mouth
is black. It has extremely fast-acting and potent venom.
4. African hunting dogs are some
of the most efficient predators in Africa with an average 80% of hunts
resulting in a successful kill compared with a lion's 10%. An average pack will
consume a Thomson's gazelle in 10 minutes.
5.Fish eagles have remarkable
sight and can see well through water. They dive feet first at high speed to
grapple their aquatic prey.
6. Honey badgers have been
listed in the Guinness Book of Records as "the most fearless animal on the
planet." They have been known to drive lions off their prey.
7. The bite of a
three-meter-long great white shark pushes four tons of pressure through every
square centimeter of tooth.
8.The intelligent and much loved
bottlenose dolphins herd fish like dogs herd sheep, singling out weak
individuals for attack. Their sophisticated echo system helps them work out how
far in front and in what direction their prey is moving.
9. Regarding redback spiders –
only the females are dangerous to humans but they are also deadly to male
redbacks and often eat the males when they mate.
10. Platypuses are one of the
few venomous mammals in the world. They have a venomous spur which they use
when fighting other males. They use "electrolocation" to detect their
prey – the electro-receptors in their bill detect the muscle contractions of
their next meal.
11. Saltwater crocodiles are the
largest crocodilians on Earth. They are excellent swimmers, often spotted far
out to sea, and can live for up to 70 years.
12. Ghost bats are the only
carnivorous bats in Australia. They get their name from the extremely thin
membrane of their wings and their ghostly pale fur.
13. Sloth bears can be heard
feeding on termites up to 100 meters away. They can close their nostrils to
create a vacuum and they have huge jaws for tearing through rock-hard termite
mounts.
14. The praying mantis is such a
fast and aggressive predator that it even has its own form of Kung Fu named
after it.
15. The peregrine falcon is the
fastest animal on Earth.
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