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A whirlpool is a body of rotating water produced by opposing currents or a current running into an obstacle. [ 1 ] [ clarification needed ] Small whirlpools form when a bath or a sink is draining. More powerful ones formed in seas or oceans may be called maelstroms ( / ˈ m eɪ l s t r ɒ m , - r ə m / MAYL -strom, -strəm ).
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.
Incidents of animals escaping the refuge were continuous over the years, from the eagle and hybrid wolf to a domestic cat and a pine marten named Betty and a goat named JB, the document says.
Nguruvilus live in dangerous whirlpools which kill people who try to cross rivers. The creatures make the water shallow on either ford, to encourage people to try to cross it making it seem safe. However, the only safe way of crossing a river with a nguruvilu is by boat. [citation needed]
Maybe it just looks like a big cow, but the Cape Buffalo is one of the most dangerous and unpredictable animals in Africa. They kill about 200 people a year, including more big game hunters than ...
Scientists have spotted a bizarre phenomenon reeling through the southern seas: linked swirls of water that resemble giant whirlpools spinning in opposite directions. Rotating masses of water ...
The hooded pitohui.The neurotoxin homobatrachotoxin on the birds' skin and feathers causes numbness and tingling on contact.. The following is a list of poisonous animals, which are animals that passively deliver toxins (called poison) to their victims upon contact such as through inhalation, absorption through the skin, or after being ingested.
Many venomous animals, such as this greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata), are brightly colored or can display bright colors to warn potential predators Numerous animal species naturally produce chemical toxins which are used to kill or incapacitate prey or as a defense against predators.