Few animals instill quite the same fear as sharks. As apex predators many types of sharks are well equipped to inflict serious injury; large, fast, powerful and armed with row upon row of razor sharp teeth these fish are finely honed killing machines. … [Read more...]
Wolverine Facts (or can a wolverine kill a man?)
Appearing more like a small bear, the wolverine is in fact more of a weasel on steroids. This stocky little beast is the stuff of legends. Along with a voracious appetite it has a reputation for unmatched ferocity and apparently fears nothing. Pound for … [Read more...]
10 Most Infamous Suicide Spots
Each year somewhere in the region of a million people take their own life. The only consolation to this tragic figure is that the vast majority who attempt suicide do not succeed. Statistically the number of deaths at these locations is fairly … [Read more...]
Most Dangerous Animal in North America
On the deadly scale, the continent of North America is somewhere in the middle. Probably even on the safe side. But don't let that lul you into a false sense of security. There are quite a few dangerous animals both big and small roaming the wilds of the … [Read more...]
Worst Natural Disasters by Type
Whilst man has proved very effective at killing himself there is still some healthy competition from Mother Nature. The natural world contain any number of potentially deadly animals but the effects of all these put together are almost insignificant when … [Read more...]
How Dangerous are American Alligators? And Other Alligator Facts
To a large extent man is master of his environment and the likelihood of being attacked, let alone eaten, by a wild animal is pretty slim. This is certainly true of the developed world, and no more so than the U.S. Yet there are still a few creatures that … [Read more...]
The World’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes
On the morning of August 27th 1883 the small Indonesian island of Krakatoa virtually destroyed itself in a series of cataclysmic explosions the likes of which have never been witnessed in human history before or since. Not only was the explosion the … [Read more...]
Black Bear attacks
The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is one of three species of bear found in North America, the others being the polar bear and brown bear. It is the most widely distributed of these species found from the north of Florida right up through Canada … [Read more...]
