FactPack: Deadliest Animals

FactPack: Deadliest Animals

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Which animal poses a major threat to humans? You may be surprised.

Key facts

  • Facts about the Deadliest Animals, for example:
  • The mosquito is man's deadliest enemy.
  • It transmits diseases like malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever and encephalitis.
  • It is more deadly to us than tigers, sharks and crocodiles.

Transcript

Earth's most dangerous animals

Lurk in jungles, oceans and swamps

But the deadliest of all could be lurking in your home

Every 12 seconds it kills another human

The female needs to drink blood before reproducing

It carries 100 deadly diseases including:
Malaria
Yellow fever
Dengue fever
Rift Valley Fever

Is attracted to:
Moisture
Carbon …

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