What are the five most harmful animals and why are they harmful?

Answer 1

This is purely subjective. The vast majority of animals present no substantive risk to other animals, including man, but there are often indirect risks.

Some animals harbour diseases that can be transferred to other species. Some animals compete with others for scarce resources which could be deadly to the loser. Some animals can harm others by size or by accidental use of defensive weaponary.

But to try to answer your question, here are five POSSIBLE undeadly animals.

1. Butterflies - Feed largely on nectar, most of their caterpillars feed on the leaves of weeds, though some do take a share of my cabbages. Carry no diseases that I am aware of and pollenate so many important crops.

2. Guinea pigs (cavies). - eat only plants and carry no human diseases that I am aware of. Their teeth are sharp but not enough to draw blood on a human. They make marvellous pets and, in some parts of the world, are kept for food.

3. Clown fish - vegetarian fish with no natural defenses. They rely on living in stinging anemones to protect themselves. They are immune to the sting of the anemone.

4. duiker- a small antelope like mammal with no real defense except camouflage and stillness.

5. Fruit bats - large flying mammals that eat only fruit, nectar and flowers.

Obviously, anyone could come along and give good reasons for countless other animals and someone might have reasons to discard my suggestions. As I said, it is a very subjective question.

Answer 2

The single most harmful animal in the world is the human being.