Shark Trivia

Did You Know that Cows kill more people than Sharks every year….

.….and they join a list of many other animals who inflict much more harm to humans than sharks? While sharks are apex predators and must be respected in their environments, there are plenty of other animals that cause significantly more deaths each year than sharks including (annual average):

1. Mosquitoes - malaria and other viral infections transmitted to humans (millions of deaths worldwide)

2. Hippos - attacks in Africa (500)

3. Deer - vehicle collisions (440+)

4. Bees, Wasps, and Hornets - stings triggering allergic reactions (475+)

5. Dogs - transmitting almost 99% of rabies cases to humans (270+)

6. Spiders - venomous spider bites like from the black widow and brown recluse (approx. 50)

7. Snakes - bites from venomous snakes including rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, and coral snakes (approx. 50)

8. Jellyfish - stings from venom of Box Jellyfish mostly in the Indo-Pacific Region and Northern Australia (approx. 40)

9. Cows - interactions from being trampled or gored (20+)

10. Horses - riding accidents (20)