Monkeys and apes — 15 cute animals that could kill you
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There used to be a show on animal planet that was deadliest warrior with animals. They would test things like bite force or how fast the animal could move. A few matchups were gorilla vs. leopard, shark vs. saltwater crocodile, shark vs. hippo, and polar bear vs. walrus.


The rat? They're cute, but one bite from them could give you rabies and plus they harbor fleas and fleas carry lot's of diseases. The deer? A male deer can kill a child. Hyenas? They're adorable, but they can kill you. And how about killer whales? The goose? They will chase you and rip off your face. The bat? They carry SARS. A fox? They carry rabies.... the the list of unamed animals is endless.....

Rodents can't carry rabies. They sure can bite though. You may end up needing a tetanus shot....thats about the worst of it....

If you've ever been attacked by a goose, you know that they can't tear your face off. They're weak and slow.

Geese don't have teeth. I had one bite my finger but it was harmless. There's no way they could rip your face off.


Geese are mainly harmless. You'd have to be a complete wimp with a serious case of anemia for a goose to even phase you

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Come on all of you!! Does it really matter? These animals are capable of killing you, and not all of them are cute, but are you all really going to fight about it?

If it feels threatened, it can/and will out run you and use it's super strength to kill you. It can kill lions.. and people.

what about crocs? they may not kkipeople that often but some,lik a saltwate coc could easly kill somone.

since when are crocs cute? there are a lot of animals that can kill that aren't on this list - great white sharks, rattle snakes...this article was about animals that look innocent, but can be deadly.

did you even look at what you typed before you posted it? what the hell is kkipeople, lik, saltwate, & coc?

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Amen, Kat. I haven't laughed so hard in ages. By the way, did we ever find out what those apparent words actually were supposed to be?????

Have any of you read "The Lowest Animal" by Mark Twain? It's an interesting peice of satire about this exact topic. Personally, I prefer the Native American's point of view: we are all brothers and sisters. Of course that won't keep me from eating them or protecting myself as necessary.

To all of you people who think these animals are "Tasty", you are the reason so many of these beautiful animals are going extinct.Why don't you all go to a library and check out one of those books for preschoolers about animals and start educating yourself.

1) only half of this animals are actually cute
2)only half these animals will actually kill you. the other half will only kill you if they feel threatened

I guess some of these animals ARE cute, but they ALL look pretty Tasty!!!

Most of these animals can kill us but dont unless we threaten them first.For example my husband has encounterd moose in the wild several times, not once did one attack. My husband posed no threat to them. One was a mother with her baby, yes she was on her guard but did not attack. Were do we have the right to kill of a species because we are afraid? Educate yourselfs, learn how to prevent an attack or what to do in case of an attack.And if you are really that scared dont go into the wild.

I would just say leave them alone. Now if I'm minding my own business and a bear comes charging toward me and my family. I'm thinking it's my family or the bear well guess what? The bear is going down!! LOL!!

Oh, poor, anonymous, quit being a crybaby. "Late for Work" is funny, you are just plain uptight. Go cuddle a cute little animal and make yourself feel better.

PETA! PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS! or in this case animals eating tasty people... =D

How do you think everyone made it hundreds of years ago? Do you honestly believe that people shouldn't eat meat. If so, pull you head out of your ass. To hell with PETA and all you tree hugging queers. Now excuse me, I have a hog in the bed of the truck, that I gotta go cut up. You have a wonderful day. - Southern Pride


Hunting is extremely gratifying and sportsmanlike. If you use a bow... But, that's beside the point. There's absolutely nothing wrong with killing an animal and eating it. Every carnivore does it. There's really no argument against it... unless you don't like the taste of meat or you just can't manage to pull the dildo out of you asshole.

Yea...PETA stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Any dog that's not a pitbull
http://www.nokillnow.com/PETAIngridNewkirkResign.htm

the only reason you say things like that is because you're trying to be "tough" or "manly"
you know that's not what PETA stands for, so just cut it out, if you were a civilized person you'd learn to accept people and not make fun of them cause they choose not to murder and eat the flesh of dead animals, so please, grow up and shut the f*ck up. thank you and have a nice life.

they should make a show like deadliest warrior but instead they make it about the worlds deadliest animals and see who would win. lol i would totaly watch that

Maybe you should take your own advice, employ a little civility and respect someone else’s point of view. Dropping
F-bombs and calling this man as a loser is not going to make anyone sympathetic to your cause. He was joking. Get over yourself.

I'm assuming you're the kind of person that would yell at Obama for swatting that fly? Have you not heard a joke since your childhood? But you're right, this person is obviously making fun of people, not making an innocent, playful poke at PETA.

I've seen 15 pictures of butt-ugly, God forsaken sacks of horrifying sh- *cough* anyway, this may be the only animal I would actually label "cute". And as far as I know, it could be DELICIOUS!

put the gila in a cage with the elephant and the dart frog and see who wins! then put all of them in together and see what happens!!!!! maybe the jaguar and the grizzly in a "forrested" fight??

duh, because we as the "higher species" should be more civilized than to force "lower species" into fighting and killing each other for our own enjoyment. do we really have to act like savages?

Interesting idea, about having a tournament. PETA ppl would have a field day with that though!

I always thought PETA stood for people eatng tasty animals..... lol j/k

You mean to tell me PETA doesn't stand for People Eating Tasty Animals?

I think we should get all these animals together and see who comes out on top. This could be a huge event, you could call it "The Deadliest Animal Tournament" it'd be so awesome. Then we could cook the animals that don't win and see what they taste like. That would be an amazing barbecue.

We could make our own network and rival PPV with this!!!! We could call it "Clash of the Cute lil f***ers that could kill you"!

Enter your comments here It doesn't matter how ugly YOU think an animal is , it's mamma thinks it the most beautiful creature God ever created. Fbd



survival of the fittest kill or be killed. my campaign is against cuddlefish and blue ring octopus

that's the stupidest thing i've ever heard
in that case you should probly be killed because i'm sure there are people out there stronger than you.
the only way that rule applies is if you're an animal in the wild, then again maybe that's exactly what you are.

You know what is the 'stupidest' thing I've ever heard? The word 'stupidest.' Obviously animals in the wild are capable of speaking fluent English, not to mention their convenient access to a computer.

Anyone who has ever encountered a badger in the wild knows that they are just as dangerous, if not moreso, than wolverines.


Most of these animals are SO not cute. I don't like many of these animals anyway, I'm not the naturalist type or a conservation enthusiast but if I were to see some of these things in MY neighborhood, getting too close to MY family then they can kiss their skin goodbye just like they'd do to us.

i actually had no idea that half these animals exsited. Wow. Im scared to go outside now...

Wow! You're spelling and grammar are TERRIBLE! Maybe you should learn how to write before coming to a forum like this and making a comment... your tragic display of the English language detracts from any comment you have made no matter how poignant or ignorant it may be.


I think that is truee.But hummans are apes...,well kind of they kill a lot speicies of aniamals,even their own kind.Well thats what other anilamals do too.And yeah hummans should be number 1 or somthing else

Human murders are much more complicated and usually derive from a combination of our weaponry, mental disorders, or complicated thought processes.

I can c a wolverine killin sum1, but not a fish. How can a LITTLE fish kill sum1. How?
They wont hav 2kill any1 if dey were jus left alone. so dont come cross dem. And last ,ost ov dem aint all dat cute.



just recently it came out on the news here in harlingen texas that at the Glady's Porter Zoo a monkey took advantage of the strong winds jumped on to a branch and out of it area attacking a women and bite her on the leg.....exciting news from a small town...rare and exciting

I died laughing when I saw the comment that said "There should be a human kid as the first one"

How can this animal be a danger to us? It looks so innocent!Just look at those eyes!Just adorable!

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I am having the best time just reading some of the comments being posted. This is better than live comedy!! The REAL issue is animals; however, it has evolved into a debate on military and the insanity of it!! Ok guys, what's next?

Some of these andimals aren't cute at all! Honestly on what planet Gila Monster cute???

Two comments:
1. Since when have Moose ever been considered "cute"?
2. Please don't feed the trolls.

House cats are well known to kill for the sport of it. They have no need to hunt but do so when given the chance.

u know most of those animals they say are the most dangerous all depends on the situation. Generally yes they are dangerous and can be deadly if there born and grown in the wild. Most of the time these animals can be tamed down and can be the most gentle if they are trained by moral people!

Please, a wild animal never becomes truly "tame." Tell that to people who thought that raising baby chimps and gorillas in their own homes would lead them to be gentle, tame pets when they got older. Not one of these people were able to control their adult Great Ape. Please-know what you are talking about before you respond.

This is so DUMB why don't you all stop posting comments oh and did you guys see the animal hybrids

The most dangerous "animal" out there is a picked on 5th grader with a gun. Since the average 10 year old doesn't have any common sense I feel they are too dangerous to be out without a leash and handler at all times. But that is just my opinion.

Ok, first of all, biscuitboar, the average 5th grader is NOT going to have a gun. And not all fifth graders have no common sense. They do not need to have a leash and handler at all times...

Well of course they do but they also eat those things too. You dont just see a fisherman kill a fish and not eat it, that is just ridiculous.

well it seems that you are the one that has not spoken to many fifth graders. so, you're telling me that not one fifth grader in this world has common sense? that's bs and you know it


HUMANS should be included and the top of the list they are no much what humans can do...

Humans aren't the only ones. Other animals, such as anacondas, also hunt for sport.

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thank you for then statement , you are so right, humans are the first ones i should say , though we were favoured than any animal on this earth,, god we are the first ones on the list, but i guess they are just talking mainly on animals but you know if they did write humans people would comment badly and even say bad nasty things ,you know how we humans are...........

Reading this whole article, I already knew that more than half of the animals were "duh" responses to being dangerous.
I mean, come on...a giant elephant wouldn't not harm a fly.

Raccoons are not dangerous when I was a kid me and my sister would chase them out of the garage with broom sticks.

except for the rabies and numerous other diseases that they can carry... often animals will run away if it is more advantageous... but if there is not another choice (cornered)... then they will attack... think fight or flight....also, the ones around your house are probably used to humans

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true, animals hunt mostly for food or if the are mating or threatened, if a human is threatened too, we defend ourselves but some hurt others coz they want to or kill coz i dnt know but think of it, animals never kill and leave their food just like that.its for a purpose and in defense,its the same when u see a spider crawling around or rats or lizards or mostly snakes , we will always attack them coz we know snakes are piosonous!!!!!!!!!! so i agree with you !!!!!!

If these fifteen animals are examples of what you think is cute I would not like to see what you thought was an ugly animal. Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder but . . .

People are the only animal that kill for the pleasure of killing.

Ahhhhhhhhhh... I suppose the only thing a genius like yourself could do was continue reading, even after the startling realization that the place is littered with retards...ah yes, the freedom intellect gifts you, the peace...AMAZING! Go on, grow yourself a brain cell or two, I swear I'll be standing by to applaud!

Some people do indeed kill for pleasure. They kill deer, ducks, fish, etc. whenever they are allowed to do so. They also take great pride in displaying parts of the carcasses of their kills as trophies.

the best animals to hunt are humans, humans that know they are being hunted are extremely dangerous! and fun!

There are plenty of animals that kill each other. Sometimes it is for mating privledges or food. People rarely kill for pleasure..sometimes it is for delusional motives. If we kill eachother for mating privledges as many animals do, do you think that is more acceptable than for religious reasons? Don't kid yourself.

People kill for lots of reasons. There are those who think they are entitled to something someone else has and will take it from them at any cost. Including your life. These are people who have no moral compass. Rehabiltating someone of that nature, I think, is rare.

Totally agree! Animals only defend how they can their habitat too often violated by humans...

I HAVE BEING ARGUING WITH STUPID PEOPLE FOR A LONG TIME... VERY FEW, EDUCATED PEOPLE, HAVE UNDERSTOOD WHAT THIS MEANS. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.

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yes i agree with hungry hippos, i live in africa zambia were these animals are so dangerous u dnt want to mess with them, crocodiles are as deadly, much worse coz the attack humans more but u dnt want to disturb a hippo, leave them to have there peace and quite, but good meat and natural too, we have thousands of them in our rivers, thts why the rivers are not nivigatable

Animals! We also belong to the animal kingdom. Our stomach and intestine are very toxic too. So, whats the point??

I'm sorry but I will not use the r word with a d.I never use the word, but the comments I've been reading made my nasty side come out.

WTF! Who ever thinks that these animals are cute are really disturbed. I mean really an ant eater and a gila monster, please. I want some of whatever they are smokin. lmao

Why didn't they mention hippos?
They are cuter than some of the animals on this list and they are one of the most dangerous animals on the planet. Crocodiles don't even mess with hippos.

You're correct Omar, not only are Hippos one of the most dangerous animals on the planet, every year they KILL more people in Africa than any other animal and the 'killer' animal in 2nd place, well, it's a distant 2nd, it's not even close.

I am sure they had reasons for limiting their list to the ones specified. I know of loads of other animals that COULD kill, but generally do not.

Water can kill you even you are mainly water.
My cousin got killed by a bean. He was very small, and chocked with a bean.
This is just another headline meant to impress.

love monkeys...but honestly wish they hadnt given us Ebola, Marburg, or AIDS. Sad day....

This is insane.Honestly who cares.I'm sure life has something better instore than animals.I was enjoying the articles until I started reading these retarted *ss comments.

Raccoons are plentiful, live among humans, and are EXTREMELY adorable! But they will rip your face if you even get just a little too close. They should be on this list just because of the accessibility we have to them, all you have to do is go outside at night and chances are within a mile you probably have several of them.

Thanks for sharing that! I didn't know raccoons were dangerous. I was always trying to get near them in the hopes of domesticating one. Now I know I better enjoy looking at them from a distance. Thanks.

One hypothesis that uses the correlation of the earliest known and probably cases of AIDS and the site administration of polio vaccine in central africa. Using the kydney cells in probable SIV-infected primates, SIV could have evolved into HIV in humans.

Why do people want to take an animal and domesticate it then expect it to not act like an animal? You can take the animal out of its environment but you can not change its instincts, why would you want to? The beauty of the animal is its natural environment, its natural habits and instincts. Leave them alone and you won't have to worry about poisonous or non poisonous.

Aaaah - but don't humans kill for dominance? This was stated as a reason.

PEOPLE KILL FOR PERCEIVED DOMINACE. IF A GANG MEMBER KILLS A RIVAL GANG IT IS FOR PERCEIVED DOMINANCE. IF AN ANIMAL KILLS FOR DOMINANCE IT IS A TERRITORAIL/SURVIVAL DOMINANCE. ACTUALLY MALE LIONS AND TIGER FIGHT FOR DOMINANCE... ONCE ONE MALE IS DEFEATED THE DOMINANT MALE OF THAT FIGHT ANALLY PENATRATES THE LOSER.

Are you saying it would be better if, instead of killing one another, gang members went around anally penetrating each other? Otherwise, what was the point of including this information in your post?

YOU KNOW WHAT, AT LEAST THEY WOULD LIVE TO SEE ANOTHER DAY!!!! HAHAHA. NO, I SAID ANIMALS KILL THEIR OWN SPECIES FOR A REASON, EXCEPT FOR HUMANS. THEN I THOUGHT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND REMEMBERED THAT LIONS AND TIGERS DO NOT ALWAYS KILL FOR DOMINANCE (AS SOMEONE POINTED OUT THAT HUMANS KILL FOR PERCEIVED DOMINANCE), BUT RATHER ONCE THEY DEFEAT THE OTHER ONE THEY ESTABLISH DOMINANCE BY EMASCULATING HIM THROUGH ANAL PENETRATION. PLEASE TRY TO KEEP UP.

I understand. At first, I thought you were just offering an alternative to the killing. LOL
But I still maintain that humans always have reasons for killing other humans. Some of these reasons are even socially and MORALLY acceptable. It really depends on the situation, doesn't it?

The truth my dear is that Africans didnt start the AIDS thing, nor do we fuck monkeys...yes some of us eat them but sleeping with monkeys u must be sick even to think about it....search for the truth about AIDS.






In all fairness, these animals are trying to protect something. Either themselves, or their offspring. Just leave them alone in the wild and they won't come after you; unless they're rabid. Although, if you do come across a mother bear and her cub on a nice hike, walk backwards slowly. If you run, she will feel like she needs to protect her cub. Same with a mother moose too.

To the people that are saying that HIV was caused by SIV when it species jumped from primates to humans, well it's not true. It was a theory that was being thrown around for awhile but has about truth to it as the tooth fairy and Easter bunny. Try reading more people.

What do you mean there is no truth to the tooth fairy and Easter bunny????

It was created in a lab as a form of genetic warfar and got out of hand on those experimented on.

Actually, HIV came about by eating primate brains. Considered a delicacy in some parts of Africa they didn't think that eating them would give them a deadly disease. At least this is all I know.

No one exactly know the truth behind science, but the closest hypothesis and evaluation will eventually become a credible theory. SIV strains are highly related to HIV strains in laboratory testing. It is believed that HIV-1 can be branched off from SIV-champenzee and HIV-2 be from SIV-Sooty Mangabey.

I don't care if they are cute but thats what happens if you have one


yea i saw that one too and actually it was in animal planet. the guy just kept refusing to take it until he finally jusst took it.

there is reason for these creatures to be as they are-not they fault, we live in cities-we are not in danger from them-they all are beautiful

Nobody said it was their fault sweetie. Their in a list that says they CAN kill you, Not that their going to (if you treat them right)

...well...u. r prolly right......but, anyway......it was prolly a gay african bestial type of guy what did that monkey

To all the people who posted about the president (who is malato..half black half white), black people, religion and a host of other insainty, how did you get all of this negativity out of 16 pictures of animals? To the person who said moose are not cute....I so agree, neither are Gila monsters.
Seriously, the comments should be about the animals cute or not. Its truly sad that some of the people who posted them actually think of themselves as adults.

Humans kill for reasons. They may not be GOOD reasons, but there is always a reason of some sort behind the killing. Just because we may not know or understand the reason does not mean that it is not present.

First you say that humans are the only creatures that kill other humans without reason. Then you say that they DO have reasons, just ones you are not willing to accept. Now you are saying that any human that kills another human has "a form of mental instability"?
What exactly is it that you are trying to say? Please make a single, all-encompassing statement that might help clarify the situation.

HUMANS ARE THE ONLY SPECIES THAT KILL THEIR OWN KIND FOR NO SURVIVAL REASONS.... IS THAT LAY ENOUGH FOR YOU?

And... When did social dominance become a survival reason? If a male lion has killed his competition, his survival is no longer threatened by the cubs that his competitor sired, especially if that cub is female, and yet the male lion will still kill the cubs.
And someone else mentioned animals that kill their young to make their females come into heat faster... Wouldn't killing offspring just to get more sex be the complete opposite of killing for "survival reasons"?


According to you, he should have also killed any females who mated with the other male... Those are his competition, too. And he will also need to kill all of his own offspring, because eventually they will also be large enough to provide a threat...

WHY WOULD HE KILL THE FEMALES? IT IS THE FEMALES JOB TO HUNT AND REPRODUCE. FEMALES GENERALLY DO NOT CHALLENGE THE MALES... WHEN SHE DOES HE KILLS HER. IF SHE MATES WITH ANOTHER MALE SHE IS DOING HER JOB, HE WILL JUST KILL HER OFFSPRING.



THAT QUALIFIES AS TERRITORIAL. THERE IS A DISPUTE OVER TERRITORY. AND YES, FOOD RESOURCES. I AM GLAD TO SEE SOMEONE MAY UNDERSTAND OTHER THAN THE ANTHROPOLOGIST AND THAT OTHER PERSON.

my sister thought the monkees were cute.....but, i don't know if they killed anyone......although, they did make me feel like killing myself..........................as for the other monkeys........some african guy thought that one was way cute.........thats why we have aids now

don't we blame enough stuff on africans & people of african descent... grow up dude

It's not about 'blaming stuff on africans...". It's about fact. AIDs was created from people in Africa having sex with monkeys (beastiality), so it stands to reason that blacks were, in fact, that cause of AIDs. It's not about growing up and it's not about racism.

The Africans did not have sex with the monkeys but they used to eat monkeys meat in flesh. The SIV in the monkey transmit from the blood to the human body, and evolved to HIV. This is the latest origin theory of how HIV start.

Are you serious? "Africans had sex with monkeys"? This is why HIV/AIDS awareness is so important.... Thank you African for correcting that crazy belief.


Killing a whiney mealymouthed crybaby, good reason #1. This is merely a minor educational tool. See it for what it is, rather than using it to further some liberal agenda. GET OVER YOURSELVES.

LISTEN IGNORANT PERSON... 1. I AM A REPUBLICAN, 2. HUMANS KILL FOR NO SURVIVAL REASON, 3. READ A BOOK, 4. GET A REAL EDUCATION. I NEVER WHINED... I STATED A FACT... YOU SHOULD DIRECT YOUR COMMENT TO ALL THE LIBERALS THAT DO NOT LIKE FACTS.

But the males of some species of animals often kill and sometimes even eat their own young, just so that the female will come back into heat quicker.

But the males of some species of animals often kill and sometimes even eat their own young, just so that the female will come back into heat quicker.

lions kill the young of a previous male to make sure they are not wasting time on offspring of another male, its about the survival of the genes.

"Only humans kill each other for money, pleasure or road rage!"
Um... Forgive my apparent ignorance here, but wouldn't "money, pleasure or road rage" be REASONS?

SURVIVAL SURVIVAL SURVIVAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE TELL ME YOU PEOPLE ARE HONESTLY NOT THIS STUPID...

Seriously, if you have issues with what a person is saying, that is one thing. Attack my posts all you want... In fact, I encourage it. Debate is a learning mechanism. However, when you start attacking me as a person, I have to wonder what sort of person you are.
I don't see where "survival" comes into play in some instances of animals killing their own kind. Isn't procreation for the survival of a species? Then how is it STILL considered for survival when a creature eats its own young?

I don't see anything cute about any of these killer animals. People out there were saying cute animal this animal that from experience of owning a pet cat or dog. Have they ever raised a big cat and call it a pet then spend time on the same side of the fence with the beast, then will see how cute it will be when it think of you as dinner.

I have wrestled an anteater, wolverine, and moose in hand-to-hand combat and came out victorious.

Enter your comments here What kind of a moron would try to get all cuddly with most of the critters in this article? Wolverine, elephant, gila monster, big cats, big apes, bears, these animals are dangerous.

Dolphins have been known to kidnap female dolphins and rape them. Wolverines kill their own kind, male/female/young/old all the time. Even mating can end in death. Many wild cats kill young ones. Alligators eat the young of other gators.

RAPE IS NOT KILLING. THE ANIMALS YOU LISTED KILL FOR A REASON!!!!! WOLVERINES KILL FOR FOOD, DOMINANCE, TERRITORY, SURVIVAL, ETC. ANIMALS WHO DIE IN THE MATING PROCESS DIED TO BE ABLE TO POPULATE THEIR SPECIES, WILD CATS KILL FOR FOOD, DOMINANCE, TERRITORY, ETC. ALLIGATORS EAT THE YOUNG OF OTHER ALLIGATORS AS A DOMINANCE THING... LIKE I SAID, THEY KILL FOR A REASON UNLIKE HUMANS. THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK.


Hey Smart Person, I watched a TV special which portrayed a mother chimpanzee and her daughter who rampaged through their own group and killed baby chimpanzees and cannibalized them. I could not really discern that these two killed for a reason other than destruction and apparently some ind of madness. Some animals kill for sport and do not eat their killings, my cat was one who would play with her mouse and then leave it there for me to dispose of, it was not a snack.

KILLING FOR TERRITORY IS A REASON. LIKE I SAID BEFORE, DOMESTICATED ANIMALS KILL FOR PRACTICE... REASON. WHY DON'T YOU TRY READING SOME BOOKS?

I SUGGEST THAT YOU READ... THERE IS ONE OTHER EDUCATED PERSON WHO AGREED WITH ME.

Why don't you try reading first. I'm not the only one who disagrees with you. I'm not going to continue to argue. Come talk to me once you stop writing in caps and you have actual sources to corroborate what you're saying. You do realize thats elementary stuff don't you? Give me a link or something to look up, or get out.


ALL CREATURES ARE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES... EVEN HUMANS. HUMANS ARE DEADLY ONLY BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONLY SPECIES THAT WILL KILL ITS OWN FOR NO REASON.

You really have no clue do you? There are plenty of animals that will kill for the thrill of the kill. Not just humans!

Actually, few animals (except cats) kill for fun. Even then, it could be called "training." Most animals kill to eliminate competion, train their young how to hunt, in combat for mates and other things that make sense for them. Only humans kill each other for money, pleasure or road rage!

I've seen my cat chase a lizzard down and left it alone after it was dead..... I'm guessing it wasnt fun any more.... so I guess your theory is wrong huh?

DOMESTICATED ANIMALS TAKE ON CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR OWNERS. MOST OWNERS ARE HUMANS. THAT ANIMAL INSTINCT IS THERE... TO KILL FOR FOOD. IF YOU WERE TO ABANDON YOUR CAT YOU THINK IT WOULD LEAVE ITS KILL BY THE ROAD? ANIMALS HAVE TO KEEP UP THEIR PREDATOR SKILLS. IF THEY DO NOT AND ARE LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES THEY WILL DIE.

ALL CREATURES ARE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES... EVEN HUMANS. HUMANS ARE DEADLY ONLY BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONLY SPECIES THAT WILL KILL ITS OWN FOR NO REASON.

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humans kill for reasons too: whether to steal, rape, pleasure or other valid reasons. some even get paid for it. I don't think a human will kill with no reason at all. That's against our nature...

HUMANS DO NOT NEED TO KILL OTHER HUMANS. HUMANS WANT TO KILL OTHER HUMANS. SOOOOO... JEFFREY DAHMER, JOHN WAYNE GACY, ED GEIN, BTK, ETC ALL KILLED FOR "VALID REASONS"; SEVERE PSYCHOSIS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE DO NOT GET THIS IT IS SIMPLE... PEOPLE DO NOT NEED TO KILL THEIR OWN KIND...

Most other animals do not "need" to kill their own kind.
And I am still confused as to why you have suddenly started adding quotes and the word valid when talking about reasons...

YES, OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES NEED TO KILL THEIR OWN KIND FOR SURVIVAL REASONS.... PLEASE LOOK IT UP. YOU IGNORANT PEOPLE ARE GETTING ON MY LAST NERVE.

I didn't say that there is never a situation where there isn't a need to kill for survival... I merely stated that not all animals that kill their own kind do it for survival. Unless your definition of survival is different from the definition most commonly accepted?

WELL IF YOU ARE GOING BY WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY ACCEPTED DEFINITION OF SURVIVAL IS THEN YOU ARE GENERALIZING. BUT YES, I AM USING THE "COMMON" DEFINITION OF SURVIVAL. I AM STATING THAT ANIMALS, OTHER THAN HUMANS, KILL FOR SURVIVAL REASONS. SO I DISAGREE BASED ON MY RESEARCH AND PRIOR PSYCHOANALISTS WHO HAVE RESEARCHED THIS TOPIC.


good god i swear i get dumber when i read comments like yours, please proof-read your shit before you click that mouse

For someone complaining about other people's grammer ..... it's MORE DUMB not dumber. How about you think before you type smart***

For someone critiquing another person's complaints about grammar, you may want to learn who to spell grammar. Also, dumber IS a word.

Why does it look like most of these animals have smug smiles on their faces? They look so confident like that big lizard and the seal.

see what happens when people think it's 'cool' to keep wild animals as pets? that primate had it's reason, though we humans may never know what it was. and when it was shot it crawled into it's dog crate (the only 'home' it knew to be safe), and died. All because a human interfered in it's normal existence.

i should sooo b on this list bcuz im adorable but ive got kitty claws rar!!

i should sooo b on this list bcuz im adorable but ive got kitty claws rar!!

i should sooo b on this list bcuz im adorable but ive got kitty claws rar!!

i was watching one of my favorite shows and i saw this and thought i want to see some cute animals well how in the living hell is that frekin fish cute it was so ugly and the moose i hate mooses they were put on this earth so we could make them into moose chilli i think we all know monkeys are dangerous after that one went crazy and almost killed that lady it is comon sense not to go near most of these animals so ugh


i was watching one of my favorite shows and i saw this and thought i want to see some cute animals well how in the living hell is that frekin fish cute it was so ugly and the moose i hate mooses they were put on this earth so we could make them into moose chilli i think we all know monkeys are dangerous after that one went crazy and almost killed that lady it is comon sense not to go near most of these animals so ugh

There are too many fuckin pages in this article. Yes, the information was useful but, also a complete waste of time..
Whoever wrote this really needs to know that not all people are gay as preppy's like him and don't even read and write this much.

It's sad that you must post something as bewildering as bashing someone's interest. People enjoy reading, writing, and researching. If someone enjoyed writing this article then why critisize them for that pleasure? And I, for one, enjoyed reading it. And I'm not 'gay', but I read this. I know quite a few people who read and write quite a bit. Damn, people are rude these days.

It has been my experience that the anonymity provided by the Internet causes people to say and do things that they would not have the nerve to do in person.
Then again, some people are just out to try to cause problems, whether online or in person, so who knows?

You wouldn't eat any of them? But Puffer Fish are so yummy and safe to eat if prepared properly. Enjoy!

i totally agree with you i get a permit and go hunt deer its the food chain and the idiots who try to get involved with these animals will just have to pay the price for their actions

AWWW most of these animals are cute but...WHY DO THEY HAVE TO BE DEADLY!?!?! *sob* sob* but if they had one for humans I would sooo be on that list!

What?? monkey's are ugly as hell and so are apes... and some of those look gay Cause they are.

only beautiful till you piss them off. then, they become the devil. can hold grudges for years.

some of these animals don't really look so cute to me.
like the moose and the flamboyant fish.

are u crazy the most cutest animal in the world is a dolphine they are adorable and i love them :)

That is so cute you know you can't resist it "all together now aww..."

That is so cute you know you can't resist it "all together now aww..."

Well, Barney's horrific colors and sickening songs might be a cause for human death. LOL


its eyes are so big !!! makes it looks sooooo adoreadle!!!

Most humans fail the "cute" test. But also, most fail the "deadly" test, too. Hence, they don't belong on this list. Except the ones that think they're cute because they end posts with "lol" or some sideways happy face. Those cutesy people make my brain explode. I've learned to stay away.

Now think a minute.. are Hippos "cute"? You may think they are and that is ok.. because frankly I think that a Moose is cute. It is very dangerous!!

It actually is instinct to freeze instead of fleeing or fighting. It's proven that making no movement makes us less visible to predators which is part of our evolution. Only when making ourselves invisible doesn't work do we try to flee and then lastly will we fight. Read, "What Every Body is Saying" by Joe Navarro. It's about body language and why we act how we do.

I wish I could devolve to the point where I actually had instincts. It's pitiful that in a lot of dangerous situations, instead of "fight or flight" all most of us do is just stand there like deer in the headlights.

I'll not mention my race since I don't want to make this post racial. Suffice to say, that me and my friends don't mess with strange animals and get the hell out of dodge when they approach.

ha not a racial thing but it sounds like you are black.. black people are smart in that way they stay away from wild life, they are called wild life animals for a reason... they are wild!! so yeah i assume you are a black person..

most of thes animals arent cute at all i mean PARTY can kill thing's [my bear] [my TEDDYbear] and... kangy [my sister's kangaroo] I TINK [LOL big time] and... SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG AAAAAAAAAAAGH [by the way my sister's name is andrea] [AND SHE CAN KILL YOU] [no not really ^u^ 0x0 ^w^

Grew up seeing killer whale shows and have thought aww how cute - obviously not ~ how many trainers have to die before we decide that killer whales may always be unpredictable dangerous and not the best choice for living on captivity?


This list was quite interesting. However, the website redfines slow and inane comments of most of the posters left me with a total lack of confidence in our education system. I did enjoy the list though.

I will never go in water on the East half of the world now (Blue-Ringed Octopus), that was the cutest wolverine I have ever seen, I was surprised no horses. Cute any many can kill with a single kick to the right place. Plus I THINK mistreated horses attack and chase... I'll have to conduct an experiment.



Romans didn't have technology and they managed to kill. Yeah we have advanced technology which has caused pollution, oil spills, plane, car and train crashes. Go figure

I was innocently going to trim the excess hair from my horses ears and nose one spring and she decided to try to stallion stomp me - yes they can be very aggressive under the right provocation.

ALL of THEM wer Dangerous But It Can Be Avoided if us people dont Bother dem

The homo sapien is the most dangerous to all life forms..All these crreatures may kill if we tread on them or because we are their food or for survival. The aggressive alpha male homo sapien will destroy and destruct everything, even if it eventually leads to his own destruction, just to satisfy his vanity

A true alpha male is more concerned with building an empire and enforcing some form of law than destroying the world. What you have described here is, I believe, called a narcissistic sociopath. Very rare.


Fishermen kill everything in the oceans to get fish to sell to make money = empire building.
Lumber companies cut down trees to sell to make money = empire building.
Bush invaded Iraq so his backers can get into the oil fields and profiteer from war = empire building.



human beings are the dangerous animal. they're sewage waste kills.

I saw that bird on an Aussie channel. Not only does it disembowel humans and has. But it watches for an oppertunity to attack. Its beatiful but DEADLY. They carryed shields into the enclosure to protect themselves during the filming.

It's true that most of the animals in there are truly dangerous. Most people wouldn't think some of them are cute though ;)

An ape has way, wayy more strength than a human more than 100 times the strength

Ive seen all these animals, but look at your local county, state jail. I bet some of the ones that have commited murder and so forth dont look like monsters either. We are still the most dangerous animal to incounter.


that the most dangerous species ever to exist on earth lives in your house. and guess what? Its you and I. Humans can drive any species to extinction quite easily. And its rarely for food or survival. Sometimes its for fun (passenger pigeon), other times its by the byproducts of what we do (many other species). We even kill our own kind for fun, over resources, and sometimes unintentionally.

So I used to have rabbits... they kill each other for just as stupid of reasons as humans, and for all the reasons you listed. How many species do you think the mako has made extinct? Trees and grass? Any given bacteria?

How do you know the reason why one rabbit killed another? Are you a rabbit whisperer or just a fool?

Platypus should also be added to the list since they are also another venomous animal...they may not be cute, but they're really interesting animals


Pretty much any animal can hurt me??? What about a goldfish, how can a goldfish hurt me?

Wow, most of these animals weren't even cute. Term used a little loosely if you ask me. The one that blows my mind is that little Octopus.

i agree these animals are reallly smart and dont want anything to do with humans.
for example... earlier this week i was talkin to a gila monster at the local tavern. nice dude, talked a little about our familys and why we make such a big deal over that reality TV lady with 18 kids (apparently his wife is expecting like 20-25 kids later this month). didnt say too much more though. think he just wanted to be left alone. he ended up buyin me a beer too.

Yeah I went skiing with some Elephants recently. They love skiing but are annoyed with people living in cabins trying to catch them in giant hair nets. People just need to leave animals alone and let them ski.

Hippos are pretty dangerous and they're all over the kids channels :P

Oh you are so right! They look fun in cartoons. Then i watched Animal planet and it was on the Deadliest Animals list.

They should blast these animals out of exictance!Enter your comments here

One moron who is truly living up to his screen name. Jackass. There's your sign.

...think that the solution to everything is a bullet from a gun.
Trust me, some of the animals here are among the most intelligent on the planet, and like us humans, they may also seek revenge. Don't make this worse than this needs to be, and leave 'em alone to live their lives in harmony. The thing the Earth needs most right now is some peace and quiet...

'Cause I wouldn't eat any of them. Duh. That's why they have "poison" in their names.
Venomous creatures and creatures with big claws & teeth are something I'd go out of my way to avoid as well.


I can not believe the ice is melting.I feel very sorry for the artic animals because the ice is melting.

the only thing this "cute" animals understand is a slug from a .44 magnum.

reading through these comments who has never really spent any time outside of the urban jungle.

there are like 2 cute ones everything l00ks l1k3 th3 th1ng dat cums frm 0uta mi azz!!!!!!

Yeah, and so can any animal kill you through sepsis if it bites you, including cats and dogs. And humans (which are more likely to, for that matter. Human bites are the worst.)


Good luck finding water in the desert to get a gila monster to let go of you - too funny!

I saw Gila monster while visiting the Myan ruins which are on the ocean.

Yes they can, dumbass. They havve spur thaat have poison in them



The one deadliest animal missing from this list is a human baby. Some of them are absolutely the cutest things you've ever seen but they are omnivores who will not only eat anything but will even culture other animals and plants for their food.
The horror! :)

human babys arn't cute, more like discusting. god bless the liberals and planed parenthood for standing up for the rights of the undead

Dogs kill people all over the world, seriously injuring tens of thousands every year, I love my dogs but I have no illussions about the fact that a one-hundred twenty pound German Sheperd could make a fairly efficient end to me given the opportunity and motivation. I highly doubt the rest of these animals combined kill/injure/maim as many per year as man's best friend.

Big cats can deliver some fun bites, even when they're cubs. But they are sooo worth a few cuts and scrapes. :)

Some of the animals are really adorable, I guess looks can be deceiving, even for animals.

DNA testing has proven this to my a myth. Panda's are in fact bears.

coons and bears are related so you are bolth correct, but what about pigs? they are omnivors and have hunted, killed and eaten people too. How cute was Wilber from Charloets web?

Many people view the natural world as a big amusement park. 'Hey! Lets put little Timmy on that wild buffalo's back so we can snap a picture!' They are convinced they wouldn't be allowed near something if it was truly dangerous. The natural wariness from when we were constantly on some creature's menu has been bred out of us by civilization, but civilization's only about a millimeter deep over the vast depth of Nature.

How many people do not know that a large cat could kill a human?

















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