Bill Gates published a cool graphic on his blog of the world's deadliest animals. Here's the list. The number of people killed per year is first, then the animal. There's a surprise at the end.
10 Shark
10 Wolf
100 Lion
100 Elephant
500 Hippo
1,000 Crocodile
2,000 Tapeworm
2,500 Ascaris Roundworm
10,000 Freshwater Snail! (schistosomiasis)
10,000 Assassin Bug (Chagas disease)
10,000 Tsetse Fly (sleeping sickness)
25,000 Dog (rabies)
50,000 Snake
475,000 Human
725,000 MOSQUITO!
I knew I always hated those little bastards.
10 Shark
10 Wolf
100 Lion
100 Elephant
500 Hippo
1,000 Crocodile
2,000 Tapeworm
2,500 Ascaris Roundworm
10,000 Freshwater Snail! (schistosomiasis)
10,000 Assassin Bug (Chagas disease)
10,000 Tsetse Fly (sleeping sickness)
25,000 Dog (rabies)
50,000 Snake
475,000 Human
725,000 MOSQUITO!
I knew I always hated those little bastards.