While insects top the list of animals we hate the most, there are many mammals that we just can’t stand.
Some animals hate us because they come into our places and damage our property (just like other people).
Some we hate because of their deadly attacks and attacks.
Some of us hate it because of the transmission of the disease that wipes out millions of people every year.
We hate each other, apparently because of it.
You can’t help but feel sorry for some of these dangerous mammals.
The extent to which we hate animals varies by culture and geographic location.
For example, most Americans love elephants because they see them in zoos or documentaries.
However, many Indians who live next to the largest land mammal hate them because they destroy farmland and are known to kill villagers.
(See the list of elephants for more information on their intoxicating weapon that caused a stir in the village and hunted witches.)
While some animals like #14 may be more likely to be on this list, you may be surprised to learn that some of the world’s most famous animals are the ones with the biggest problems.
Including everything from the king of the savannah to one of our closest friends, these are the 25 Worst Species in the World.
Source: Conservation Institute, Image: Freestockphotos.biz The hyena is the first to start our list of the 25 most dangerous mammals known to man.
Although primarily scavengers, hyenas can also find food if there are not many carcasses (dead animals) around.
In times (such as war) when human casualties are high, hyenas have been known to prefer human flesh and hunt live humans if no corpses are nearby.
Source: Smithsonian, Image: Wikimedia Despite its cute appearance, the red fox can be scary.
Used to monitor (and keep small mammals) in its native habitats of Eurasia, North Africa, and Central America, the red fox has become an invasive species in Australia where it was introduced in the mid-1800’s for catch.
Foxes often kill newborn lambs and carry rabies.
At a range of 190 miles (305 km), the effects of a red fox can be devastating to an ecosystem.
Source: Smithsonian, Image: Wikipedia The brushtail is a mammal native to Australia and arrived in New Zealand in the 19th century.
Since then, the animal has been eating eucalyptus leaves and threatening local bird species.
Worse yet for Kiwi farmers, poisoning is the main means of transferring the rapidly spreading bovine tuberculosis into the herd.
For the sake of Kiwi beef, it’s probably best that we continue to hate this animal.
Source: National Geographic & Rosevear, Donovan Reginald (1974).
The Carnivores of West Africa, Image: Wikipedia Popularized by a humorous YouTube video of a man describing a day in the life of a “crazy nastya** honey badger”, the honey badger holds a Guinness World Record Book of World Records as “the most fearless animal on the planet”.
Known to cause lions to pounce on their prey, the honey worm is extremely difficult to kill due to its rough and tough skin.
Neither a dog nor a machete was of much use against this animal and the chicken houses were easily torn apart.
What’s worse, honey is known to be harmful for killing excess because it kills more than food.
Source: Smithsonian & The Times-Picayune, Image: Wikipedia Sounds like the new health food site, the nutria (also known as the coypu) is a semi-aquatic rodent that looks like a beaver.
Once bred for their fur, large wild populations roamed areas outside of their native South America.
Although exclusively herbivores, nutria eat river plant stems and are now the only herbivore in Louisiana wetlands.
Everyone hates the ocean animals that are contributing to Louisiana’s loss of a football field-sized wetland every hour, in part by destroying the region’s canals and irrigation systems. .
Source: Encyclopaedia Brittanica & National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Image: Wikimedia Deer are some of the most dangerous animals in the world, especially on roads that wind through forests and wooded areas.
Crossing the road while a car is moving is known to cause approximately 1.5 million crashes each year, resulting in $1.1 billion in damage and 150 deaths in the United States alone.
African wild dog
Source: National Geographic & Littman, Enno (1910).
“Publications of the Princeton Expedition to Abyssinia”, Image: Wikipedia Also known as the African hunting dog, the African wild dog is one of the best hunters on the savanna.
Since lions return and kill about 10% of hunts, this dog has an 80% success rate, making it one of Africa’s best and deadliest hunters.
(Surprisingly, the lion is one of the most successful hunters of the African wild dog.) Some African groups have turned fear into respect for the animal, and the ancient belief of Ethiopia is to kill a wild dog with a spear and lead it to dip its tail in blood and throw it at the person who killed it and die immediately.
Source: International Journal of Primatology & African Journal of Ecology, Image: dewimiutia via Flickr Although they are close relatives, monkeys are hated in some parts of the world, especially in Asia.
Although Hanuman is revered in India as the monkey god, monkeys have been known to infect humans with rabies and destroy crops.
In temples and tourist sites throughout Southeast Asia, the monkey has been known to attack humans.
Source: National Geographic & Cosmos, Image: Wikimedia Few mammals in our world are venomous, but the platypus is one.
This fertile tube (one of only five) is located in eastern Australia.
By swinging its hind leg, the platypus stabs its prey (or human) with a powerful sting that kills the dog.
It is not fatal to humans but has been reported to cause severe pain, sometimes causing the victim to lose consciousness.
Some people who have been stung by a platypus report an increased sensitivity to pain that lasts for several months.
Source: Australian NCIS, Image: Wikipedia Australia’s highways look like deer and kangaroos that are confused by headlights and are often hit by cars traveling far away.
Hitting a kangaroo can easily destroy a small car.
Source: Animal Planet, Image: Wikipedia Yes, bats are mammals, not birds, and most of us fear these nocturnal animals.
Despite their Halloween show as bloodsuckers, bats rarely bite humans, and insects prefer blood.
They act as effective pesticides, plant breeders, and natural fertilizer producers.
If there’s one trick on this list that should be loved rather than hated, it’s the bat.
Source: Smithsonian, Image: Wikimedia The short tailed weasel looks cute!
These small mammals are more likely to chase their stomachs and often die from overeating.
In New Zealand, these dangerous animals have caused the extinction of several species of birds.
Source: Smithsonian, Image: Wikipedia One of the most common household pets, cats are usually ugly, gentle – even lazy – creatures.
But when cats go feral, that means house cats turn into feral cats and become pests.
One study found that 62-82% of feral cats were infected with toxoplasmosis: a parasite that harms marine mammals.
In addition to their health risks, feral cats have also driven the Okinawan woodpecker and the Cayman Island land iguana into dangerous situations.
Dog
Source: Encyclopaedia Brittanica & The Telegraph, Image: Wikipedia Although we know that they are “man’s best friend”, we should rethink our relationship with dogs.
Over 30 years until 2013, more than 450 people were killed by dogs in Canada and the U.S. more than 2,400 people were disabled.
Additionally, in India alone, approximately 20,000 people die every year due to rabies from dog bites, the source of 90% of human rabies cases worldwide.
Source: ABC News & BBC News, Image: Wikimedia Named after the ancient Greek words for “river horse”, the hippopotamus is one of the deadliest animals in Africa.
The feeling of panic and anger has led him to hire some boats and people.
For example, in 2014, a hippo hijacked a boat near the capital of Niger, killing 13 people.
In Colombia, a local medicine man decided to breed four hippos.
After his death, his land was abandoned, and the hippos quickly multiplied.
About 20 years later, the population had nearly quintupled, and some of the hippos ran off to kill nearby cattle and people, making them the most dangerous animals in the area.
Source: Smithsonian, Image: Wikipedia The goat: although a simple animal that graces the Indian garden, it is a complex animal.
In western Iran more than 10,000 years ago, goats lived in some of the best conditions on earth.
Add to that hunger and the ability to forage near plantations and herds and the small islands are devastated and the ecosystem collapses.
(Herds of goats have been known to grow large enough to cover an area up to 12 miles wide.)
Source: Smithsonian, Photo: Wikimedia Native to central and southern Asia, the mongoose is a scavenger.
Introduced to islands such as Mauritius and Fiji to eradicate the growing rat population on sugar plantations, the mongoose has adapted to other local foods it has found and is now invading rats and mongoose and destroy the ecosystem.
Source: Encyclopaedia Brittanica & Patterson, Bruce D.
The Lions of Tsavo: Exploring the Legacy of Africa’s Notorious Man-Eaters., Image: Pixabay Although many people think that lions only hunt animals like zebras and wildebeests, some lions have died and the best cannibals. .
One of the most recent deaths was when a tourist in a South African game reserve was mauled by a lion through an open car window.
From 1990-2005, lions are known to have killed 871 people in Tanzania alone; today, they still kill 100 people a year there.
In one of the worst lion attacks, two lions killed 28 railway workers in Kenya in 1898.
Source: Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University & University of Halle-Wittenberg, Image: IntoConnection via YouTube Often known for their bad habits of knocking over trash cans and eating food waste, raccoons can be another serious threat to humans.
In many communities, raccoons build dens in warm areas, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
Raccoons are also disliked by farmers, for feeding chickens or ducks and their eggs, for damaging corn plants.
It is estimated that 87% of corn damage is caused by raccoons.
Source: Animal Planet, Image: Wikimedia The coyote is one of the most dangerous animals in the world.
Related to the gray wolf, coyotes hunt animals only at night but have become more confident as human communities grow.
(If you happen to encounter a coyote, the noise can be used to chase it away.) One person who still hates coyotes is Jessica Simpson whose maltipoo was mauled by one in 2009.
Source: Government of Alberta, Image: Wikipedia Known in cartoons as Pepé Le Pew, the striped skunk is best known for his foul smell.
Skunks are usually wary of using this barrier method because the chemicals can take up to 10 days to replenish.
Source: Smithsonian, Image: Pixabay Rattus rattus (yes, its scientific name) is one of the most dangerous mammals in the world.
According to scavengers, the night rat was responsible for bringing the infected fleas to Europe that launched the bubonic plague.
Today, rats still carry many diseases and are responsible for the deaths of many species of insects, invertebrates, and birds such as the Tahitian sandpiper.
Source: Conservation Institute, Image: Wikimedia Widespread throughout the African grasslands, the cape buffalo is responsible for more diseases in Africa than any other large animal.
Able to reach speeds of up to 40 mph (65 kph) with its full weight, the cape buffalo sometimes charges even when not provoked.
The scary thing is, this huge animal will not stop paying even if it is shot in the heart and knows how to attack and kill lions.
Source: BBC News & Sydney Morning Herald, Image: Wikipedia Despite being one of the most revered animals in the world, elephants are one of the most dangerous.
While Westerners have a positive outlook on the world’s largest land mammal, Easterners often find the animals dangerous.
In fact, elephants have been accused of revenge killings in Africa, and six villagers in northeastern India were killed after drinking the local rice beer.
In return, the villagers killed up to 200 elephants.
People
Source: Dictionary.com, Image: Wikipedia We would be remiss if humans, the mammal at the top of the food chain, did not make this list.
Humans have hated other humans since the beginning of time, competing for food, territory, and friends.
With all the problems going on around the world, it seems that the hatred of man-to-man is at an all-time high.
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