Poison dart frogs are some of the most colorful creatures you’ll find in the Amazon rainforest, but beware. Poison Dart Frog Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates azureus) by Cliff cc2.0 These attacks are rarely fatal, often only resulting in multiple cuts on hands and feet. Also, most of these attacks occur during the dry season when food is scarce. In cases where humans have been attacked by shoals of red-bellied piranhas, the victims are usually injured or are children. They are more likely to be preyed upon themselves, in fact, which is why they live in groups for protection. Red-bellied piranhas are mostly scavengers, so their diet consists mainly of dead and dying animals. Most of us know them as fish that can tear the flesh off bones in a matter of seconds.
The red-bellied piranha is preceded by its fearsome reputation. Red-Bellied Piranha Red bellied Piranha by Gregory Moine cc2.0 Jaguars are featured in the following books:ĥ. They can also dislocate necks with their strong jaws.
Jaguars, after all, have the most powerful bite among cats, and their sharp teeth are able to pierce through the thick armor of their prey, such as armadillos and turtles, as well as through skulls, directly piercing the brain. While jaguars are the least likely of the big cats to attack humans - in fact, human attacks are rare - this big cat is still one you should be wary of. Like most cats, they are solitary, with both males and females hunting, particularly at dawn and dusk, feeding on deer, wild pigs, sloths, monkeys, snakes and livestock.
Jaguars are the third largest cats in the world and the largest in South America. Often, death only occurs with multiple shocks or when the victim is too paralyzed to move and ends up drowning.Įlectric Eels are featured in the following books: Many humans have suffered shocks from electric eels, often while accidentally stumbling upon them, though they rarely die. Often, it uses small amounts of electricity to stun its prey before swallowing it whole, but when threatened, it can release the electricity in larger amounts and can keep on releasing it for minutes at a time until it is depleted. This fish, which isn’t actually an eel, has three unique organs that work together to generate electricity. Imagine an animal that can generate five times more electricity than the standard wall socket and you have the electric eel. Johnson and donated to Wikipedia under GFDL and CC-by-SA. Taken at the New England Aquarium (Boston, MA, December 2006. Electric Eel Electric eel (Electrophorus electricus). Several attacks on humans have been recorded, although humans are usually only at risk from individuals over 13 feet (4 meters) long - the black caiman can grow up to 20 feet (6 meters) long.īlack Caiman are featured in the following books:ģ. If it is too big, they wait for it to rot a little then bite it into smaller chunks. With their powerful jaws, they grab their prey and drown it, swallowing it whole whenever possible. It does not hesitate to eat any other animal in the Amazon - whether monkeys, sloths, piranhas, wild pigs, giant otters, dogs, anacondas or other caimans. The black caiman is one of the largest alligators in the world and one of the most fearsome predators in the Amazon rainforest. Black Caiman Black Caiman by David Stanley cc2.0 If they are… you better run.Īnacondas (incl. The good thing about green anacondas? They do not eat often, with a big meal able to last them months, so if they’re not hungry, you’re safe. It coils its body around its prey and drags it into the water, suffocating it within minutes, and then swallows it whole with its large jaws. Because of its size, the green anaconda is awkward on land, but in the water it can move stealthily and quickly, striking at anything it knows it can overpower - jaguars, caimans, wild pigs, deer and even humans, especially children. Growing over 30 feet (9 meters) long and weighing over 500 pounds (227 kilograms), the green anaconda is the world’s largest snake and it lurks in the Amazon River, lying in wait for prey. Green Anaconda Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) by Fernando Flores cc2.0 Video can’t be loaded: 15 Most Dangerous Animals in the Amazon Rainforest ()ġ.
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