1.killer whales…they inhabit and dominate a much larger portion of the earth than humans…without producing pollution…they may be the true dominate species…
2.hedgehogs… In Europe when it started to get cold I’d shelter a family of them that I had befriended in the Forrest and return them in the spring…they loved it and would fall asleep on the couch curled up with my cat…
3.skunks… If you ever held a baby skunk and your heart doesn’t grow three sizes I feel sorry for you
4.Sea snakes…I’m not sure if they have the most deadly venom of all animals but it is x100 more potent than any other snake…it turns out being so deadly makes this snake pretty chilled I’ve watched people pet them the snake seemed to love it…now on my bucket list…
5.harpy eagle…like how their feathers stick up behind the head when at rest…plus raptor class birds are awesome…
Least favorite…
1.cassowary…their large…they have evil looking bone spines for wings…their talons are huge and can shred you to bits…and their dumb as chickens…I’m actually afraid of this powerful stupid creature…
2.blue ringed octopi … Their small their defensive venom is deadly and much more potent than their crab hunting venom…during low tide they often get stuck in the little pools in the rocks young children like to stick their hands in to see what they can find…it has no bones and can problem solve I don’t trust them…
3.adult male red kangaroos during mating season… Just search on YouTube for kangaroo beating on glass door… It’s terrifying and creepy…their large fast powerful and aggressive during mating season…a humans natural posture is considered challenging to kangaroo males…
4.Chihuahuas… They seem to latch 100% onto 1 person and consider everyone else a threat… With every other dog species I’ve got to be around its very simple to establish dominance… Flip them over apply a tiny amount of pressure to the throat and growl…doesn’t hurt the dog you don’t have to do it but once and you are forever alpha to that dog…but Chihuahuas piss themselves and piss on you during this normal dog behavior…it doesn’t establish dominance it just instills fear which just makes them piss themselves…which in turn leads to becoming aggressive…I dislike this dog breed very much they don’t follow dog law and even though it doesn’t hurt that bad they are the most prolific biters of all domesticated animals…
5.Ginnie’s…African chickens…obnoxiously loud at all hours… I watched a Ginny go into the road and get hit…then watched a second Ginny go into the road to look at the first and get hit…this continued for 5 Ginnie’s before I ran them off… That is the dumbest…I also watched a Ginny drown by looking up while it was pouring down rain…a second Ginny was watching it and decided he should see what the first was looking at and met the same fate…stupid…gawd… I’ve also watched a whole bunch of them all perched on my roof stare into the sun until the whole group went blind…how the hell does something so dumb make it through evolution…
Are you serious about the Ginnies? That is amazing. I guess curiosity killed the Ginny. Cats get a bad rap for that one but perhaps the powers that be have an evolutionary sense if humor.
I don’t know if you respect and like killers or not. The ones you like kill, the ones you don’t like, you call deadly. That means the same thing to me.
Being deadly because they are overly aggressive or extremely defensive…is a valid reason to fear an animal… The orcas are the only one on either list I would call killers as they strategicly attack cold and calculating… But I like their intelligence and their family bond… I wouldn’t call skunks and hedgehogs killers by any stretch of the word…
The dangerous animals on my dislike list some of them do not consume meat…so their dangerous but not natural killers… I know you don’t consume meat so I can understand why you would classify meat eaters as killers…but Im more cautious around defensive plant eaters than I am around most animals you call killers…because I’m not on most carnivores that I encounters menu…
The fact they consume meat was not why I like some of them…their killing ability wasn’t a factor…eagles are beautiful as are snakes… So are skunks and hedgehogs…
We shall agree to disagree on animals and I respect your point of view on the food chain and very much respect you as a person…
You also didn’t give your list of animals… I would be interested to know due to your thoughts on the food chain which animals you like and dislike and what merits you made these choices by. If you feel like sharing of course…
Lol I like your list… I also don’t get why dolphins are so popular… And if we did a longer list of dislikes I would have many many oceanic creatures… Lol…I pet a baby possum a while back…but I agree their rather loud and kinda filthy when they get older… And they have the creepiest sharp tooth grin they look like their plotting on you when they smile…
No, we don’t really disagree. I just didn’t understand you. What you’re saying, then is that some animals kill from aggression, others from hunger, but I thought hunger is what causes aggression.
Actually, I’m not a vegan because of a big heart. It is more because high cholesterol runs in my family. Even as a vegan, I have high cholesterol.
My favorite is elephants. They have a matriarchal society, bury and mourn their dead, and are super intelligent. The only thing I don’t really like are birds, all types of birds. They make me nervous. My kids say I’m “afraid” of birds, but I tell them dad isn’t afraid of anything lol.
I like your list, @flameoftherhine! My son used to collect anything Hedgehog growing up, so I equate them with him. Plus, they’re just the cutest. And, Harpy Eagles are my favorite raptor. Absolutely perfectly beautiful, and so strong and agile that they snatch monkies right out of the trees.
I tried to make lists but it was too difficult. I do especially love parrots, and cats, and horses…
For Resources food and water… and for territory or mates I would call natural aggression…seems to happen to meat or plant or omnivores …death happens in all 4 areas…herbivors seem to kill mostly for mates meat eaters obviously kill for food more… all 3 types of eaters will kill in defense of their young… Not saying all animals do but all 3 diet types are pretty well stacked full of killers…
But then there is unnatural aggression…chimps will wage war against other chimps and will kill for none of the above just out of sheer aggression…
Then you have the last category of why animals kill…killer whales and very very few others fall into this last one…the true killers kill for fun… I would call these animals the only true tactical calculating killers… Even though chimps go to war its more of an uncontrolled frenzy like a severe violent psychotic episode… When killer whales get bored and have already fed…they will use their cold calculating brains to kill for pleasure and sport… Much like humans…
So I would call most animals dangerous in one way or another and depending on the situation…but reserve the term killers for those animals that kill for fun and not for survival…
Ah…animal kingdom humans included is harsh… This is by no means a completed list of reason just the most obvious ones… And I think it explains why I would call killer whales killers but not the harpy eagle… For survival vs for fun…and I guess I give chimps a free pass they seem madd… And the difference between dangerous due to defensive attitudes and a cold calculating killer…
I don’t have 5 off the top of my head for each category but
1st favorite: dogs
2nd favortie: wolves
3rd favorite: dolphins
4th favortie: platypus
The order can be switched around I guess
1st worst: mosquitos
2nd worst: bees: I have an irrational fear of bees because my dad told me I could be allergic to them when I was little
3rd worst: cats… nah I’m just joking.
