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While he was on the ground, the cassowary kicked him in the neck, opening a 1.25-centimetre (0.49 in) wound that severed his jugular vein. The boy died of his injuries shortly thereafter. [76] [77] Cassowary strikes to the abdomen are among the rarest of all, but in one case in 1995, a dog was kicked in the belly.
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 snails ...
In fact, according to the World Health Organization, mosquito-borne illnesses claim more than 1 million lives a year, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This makes them the deadliest animal on Earth.
The southern cassowary has stiff, bristly black plumage, a blue face and a long neck, red on the cape and two red wattles measuring around 17.8 cm (7.0 in) in length hanging down around its throat. A horn-like brown casque , measuring 13 to 16.9 cm (5.1 to 6.7 in) high, sits atop the head.
About 200 Americans are killed per year by animals, according to one study, and the most common perpetrators may be surprising. A recent Washington Post analysis of government data between 2001 ...
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An eleven-year-old girl was killed in 2009 in the Northern Territory; [108] a five-year-old boy killed on 8 February 2009 in Queensland by a 4.3 metre crocodile; [108] a 62-year-old man in September 2008 in Queensland while checking crab pots; [108] a 37-year-old Canadian mine worker on 24 September 2005 at Picnic Beach, south of Umbakumba, who ...
The number of bites each year has also increased, experts say, from the most recent estimate 20 years ago of 4.5 million to untold millions today. Nationwide, 1 million of the people bitten by ...