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Animal Humans killed per year Animal Humans killed per year Animal Humans killed per year 1 Mosquitoes: 1,000,000 [a] Mosquitoes 750,000 Mosquitoes 725,000 2 Humans 475,000 Humans (homicide) 437,000 Snakes 50,000 3 Snakes: 50,000 Snakes 100,000 Dogs 25,000 4 Dogs: 25,000 [b] Dogs 35,000 Tsetse flies 10,000 5 Tsetse flies: 10,000 [c] Freshwater ...
The British pet massacre was a week-long event in 1939 in which an estimated 400,000 cats and dogs, a quarter of England's pet population, were killed so that food used for animals could be reserved to prepare for World War II food shortages.
Although they could be found in abundance during World War I, these rats appeared to decrease rapidly after the war ended. The rats' contribution to the terrible environment in the trenches aided in the avoidance of using trenches in future wars, especially in Europe , where their negative legacy remains to this day, memorialized through media ...
Discover six of the world’s most venomous animals in this thrilling journey through nature’s most lethal creations. From deep oceans to dense jungles, we reveal the fascinating and deadly ...
8. Proboscis Monkey. There aren't many noses in the animal kingdom worse than this one. The thing the proboscis monkey is saddled with is humiliating, like something you'd see in a funhouse mirror.
First edition The Great Cat and Dog Massacre is a history book by Hilda Kean. It recounts the story of the British pet massacre during September 1939, at the onset of World War II, when hundreds of thousands of British family pets were preemptively euthanised in anticipation of air raids and resource shortages. Kean also uses the episode to discuss people's feelings about their pets and the ...
Pages in category "Military animals of World War I" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
During World War II, much of the Berlin Zoo was destroyed. [4] Of the zoo's 16,000 animals, only 96 survived. [4] [5] When the aquarium building was destroyed by a bomb on 23 November 1943, 20 to 30 alligators and crocodiles were killed.