most dangerous animal

The animal kingdom is amazing. Domesticated pets can help support and protect their human companions. Otherworldly creatures live deep in the ocean. Certain animals mate for life, and some animals can actually freeze and still survive. While we admire certain beasts for their beauty, grace or simply their adorable faces, many are best viewed from a safe distance. Wild animals might look cute, sweet or playful, but they can, in fact, be deadly. Even pets and farm animals can cause harm if you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time. These animals are some of the most dangerous birds and beasts around the world — and several of them might surprise you.

Porcupines are rounded, large, slow rodents. Their body is covered with large, pointy spines. Porcupines are salt lickers and will lick and eat anything that is covered in salt, from household items such as tables or clothes to vehicle tires coated in road salt.

The King of the Jungle, the second largest feline after the Tiger, the Lion is today considered a vulnerable specie, with its population decline of thirty to fifty percent in the last 20 years.