8 Cute But Dangerous Animals In The World

You may instantly attracted to many animals because of their cute, innocent looking faces. But keep in mind that some of these cute animals could kill you in an unexpected way. Here the list of 8 cute but dangerous animals in the world

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Swan

Interesting Things You Need To Know About Swans

• The beautiful swans symbolize love, grace and purity. This large aquatic bird belongs to family of duck and goose. Swans found in streams, rivers and wetlands across Northern and Southern hemisphere. There are seven different species of swans in the world. Their beautiful feathers come in black, white, grey and orange in color.
• The large swans grow 35 inches to 60 inches in length and weigh up to 15 kg. Swans are also among largest wingspan birds in the world. Their wingspan measures between 6.6 feet and 11.5 feet. With the large wingspan, swans can reach a top speed of 50 miles per hour on the flight.
• To your surprise, the cute looking swans are not so gentle, but dangerous even to humans. Swans have very few natural predators and the main predator to them are humans. But they only attack when they feel threatened, mainly to protect the young. With strong wings, they will quickly fly at you. Then they will bite you or try to drown you if you in the waters. The injuries caused by the swans can be severe.
• With seriously strong bites, swans can defend against the predators like racoons and foxes.

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Raccoon

Interesting Things You Need To Know About Raccoons

• The raccoon is a cute, medium-sized mammal that found mainly in wooded areas across North America. Raccoons are known for their beautiful dense, grey fur and dark facial mask. It is a nocturnal creature, only forage for food at night. They also found during daytime.
• Raccoons are extremely adaptable and they live even in urban areas. You need to be careful of raccoons live around your home. Because they can cause diseases and property damage. The direct attack from raccoons on humans is a rare case. But they carry dangerous rabies and roundworms. So you should get rid of raccoons anyway.
• The raccoon is a very curious creature and searches everywhere to find food. This behaviour leads to damage of your properties. They destroy plants and dig out garden or lawn. Raccoons also may attack your pets.
• This omnivorous creature that both plants and animal. Their diet includes fruits, nuts, grains, insects, rats, squirrels, frogs and small birds.

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Poison Dart Frog

Interesting Things You Need To Know About Poison Dart Frogs

• The poison dart frogs are among the most colorful creatures on Earth. They live in tropical forests of Central and South America. It is estimated that more than 100 different types of poison dart frogs are there. Depending on the habitats, they found in different colors including blue, green, black, red, yellow or gold.
• The striking colors of poison dart frogs are actually a warning to predators that they are poisonous. The level of poison varies on different species of poison dart frog. The most deadly one is golden poison dart frog, they have enough poison to kill a number of adult men.
• The tribal people of Panama and Colombia have been used the strong venom of poison dart frogs at the tip of their arrow while hunting.
• The poison dart frogs have only one natural predator called Leimadophis Epinephelus, a special kind of snake that have the power to resist against the venom of poison dart frogs.

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Cassowary

Interesting Things You Need To Know About Cassowaries

• Cassowary is a large, flightless bird found in tropical rainforests of New Guinea and Australia. Reaching between 55 inches and 79 inches in height and up to 58 kg in weight, this amazing bird is the second largest living bird in the world. They have very long, powerful legs with sharp claws.
• Perhaps no other living bird in the world is as dangerous as cassowary. With long, powerful legs, cassowary can kick down other animals or humans easily. They also use their long, sharp claws as a weapon to rip any potential predator into pieces.
• Cassowaries can hit a top speed of 31 miles per hour and jump up to a height of 1 meter. In that way, they can chase you down quickly. So it better to stay away from this aggressive, large bird.
• Apart from the great size, and aggressive behaviour, the cassowaries are known for their beautiful horn like the crest on the head. Regardless of being flightless, cassowaries are excellent swimmers. They also have excellent sense of hearing.

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Polar Bear

Interesting Things You Need To Know About Polar Bears

• Polar bears are one of the largest and most beautiful animals on Earth. They mainly found within the Arctic circle. Polar bears are the largest terrestrial carnivore on Earth. They can reach a body length between 7 feet and 10 feet, shoulder height of 4-4.5 feet and weigh up to 720 kg.
• Polar bears are well-adapted to live in the harsh, cold environment. they have very dense, water-resistant white coat and a thick layer of body fat. With the strong paws, polar bears can also swim in the Arctic ocean for more than 63 miles.
• This large predator typically feed on seals. Attack on humans is not so rare. They attack viciously if they found you as a threat. Keep in mind that with a swipe of powerful front paws, polar bears can cut the human body into pieces.

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Chimpanzee

Interesting Things You Need To Know About Chimpanzees

• Undoubtedly, chimpanzees are very cute and intelligent. This amazing animal has 95-98 5 os same DNA as human’s. The smart chimpanzees known for using tools, learning words and communication skills.
• The intelligence and cuteness of chimpanzees don’t mean that they can be a good behaving pet. An adult chimpanzee almost has five times strength than an adult human. Even the captive chimpanzees can be very destructive. They will bite and injuries can be very serious.
• Chimpanzees are the aggressive creature. It can’t be predict when they become aggressive. So you have to be very careful on approaching them. In the wild, they fight each other to get the mate and food.
• Sadly, the amazing chimpanzees are an endangered species. The deforestation and hunting are the main threat to the chimpanzees.

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Slow Loris

Interesting Things You Need To Know About Slow Loris

• The slow loris is one of the rarest and cutest primates in the world. There are five known species of slow loris found in Southeastern Asia. It is a nocturnal primate and moves very slowly. The cute slow lorises have large, front facing eyes and strong hands that give excellent grip while climbing the trees.
• It is a truth that slow lorises are irresistibly cute, but keep in mind that it is a poisonous creature. In fact the only living poisonous primate on Earth. They have glands on the sides of the elbows. When slow lorises get threatened, these glands release a foul-smelling toxic fluid. Then this primate lick some poison from the gland and mix it with its saliva and bite the one who disturbed it. The poison of slow loris cause allergic reactions and even anaphylactic shock.
• Interestingly, slow lorises has cobra like pattern and movement. They also have an acute sense of smell which help them to locate the prey at night time.

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Blue Ringed Octopus

Interesting Things You Need To Know About Blue Ringed Octopus

• The cute looking blue ringed octopuses are one of the most deadliest creatures on Earth. They found in coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific ocean. Blue-ringed octopuses are very small in size, only measure 5-8 inches in length. But their venom is about 1000 times more poisonous than cyanide.
• As the name suggest, the blue-ringed octopuses have brilliant blue ringed on their yellow skin. They have sphere shaped salivary glands behind the head. It releases powerful venom when threatened or to kill the prey.
• The bite from a blue-ringed octopus is not so painful. But its venom can cause nausea, heart failure, paralysis or even death. In fact, their venom is powerful enough to kill an adult human within few minutes. Also, keep in mind that there is no antidote to blue-ringed octopus’s venom.
• In spite of being venomous, the blue-ringed octopuses are not aggressive. They remain hidden most of time within their habitats. When threatened, octopuses flash their blue rings as a warning. If disturbed again, they will bite and deliver the powerful venom.