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Deadliest animals as of 2016 [1]. This is a list of the deadliest animals to humans worldwide, measured by the number of humans killed per year. Different lists have varying criteria and definitions, so lists from different sources disagree and can be contentious.
One shark was harpooned, and pulled two of the boats for some distance. When it stopped, seemingly exhausted, the fishermen moved their boats up alongside it. The shark then lashed out and struck the first boat with its tail, killing two men and leaving it swamped. It then hit the second boat, crushing it, and pulling it underwater.
These sharks are also large, powerful predators which can be provoked simply by being in the water at the wrong time and place, but they are normally considered less dangerous to humans than the previous group. On the evening of 16 March 2009, a new addition was made to the list of sharks known to have attacked human beings.
While sharks are commonly portrayed in movies and television shows as deadly killers, the reality is much different. Worldwide, sharks are responsible for several hundred attacks on humans ...
The Florida Museum of Natural History, which logs all the shark attacks worldwide in its Global Shark Attack File, investigated 120 interactions between sharks and humans in 2023.
Analysts at Simmrin Law compiled a list of the most dangerous beaches in the US by studying hurricane landfalls, shark attacks, and surf related fatalities like rip currents, have. According to ...
Lists of fatal shark attacks include: List of fatal shark attacks in Australia; List of fatal shark attacks in Réunion; List of fatal shark attacks in South African territorial waters; List of fatal shark attacks in the United States
Shark attacks on humans are very, very rare. But there are still some places around the world where they are more likely than others. These are the world’s shark hotspots.