世界上最致命的動物 第一名居然不是人類

你大概以為，讓最多人喪生的動物一定是個猛獸，但事實上，世界上最致命的動物不是鯊魚，也不是虎豹。最可怕的動物，其實就在我們身邊。

15. Sharks: 6 deaths a year
鯊魚：每年殺死6個人

截圖來自Science Alert網站

Shark attacks are pretty rare. In 2014, there were just three deaths globally related to shark attacks, and in 2015, there were six, which is about the average.
鯊魚襲擊人類是很罕見的。2014年，全球只有三例因鯊魚襲擊而死亡的案例，2015年有6例，和平均水平大致相當。

14. Wolves: 10 deaths a year
狼：每年殺死10個人

截圖來自Science Alert網站

Wolf attacks are not common in many parts of the world where wolves live.
在世界上許多狼群居住的地方，被狼襲擊并不多見。

A review of wolf attacks found that very few happened in the 50 years leading up to 2002 in Europe and North America, though there were a few hundred reported over the course of two decades in some regions of India, averaging out to close to 10 per year.
一份針對狼群襲擊的報告發現，在2002年前的50年間，歐洲和北美洲很少發生狼襲擊人的事件，不過近20年來，在印度一些地區發生過幾百起人被狼襲擊的事件，平均下來大概每年10起。

13. Lions: 22+ deaths a year
獅子：每年殺死至少22個人

截圖來自Science Alert網站

Estimates for lion-related deaths also vary year-to-year. A 2005 study found that since 1990, lions have killed 563 people in Tanzania alone, an average of about 22 a year.
命喪獅口的人數每年都不一樣。2005年的一項研究發現，自1990年以來，光是在坦桑尼亞，就有563個人被獅子殺死，平均每年22人。

Additional deaths likely occur outside of Tanzania, but it's difficult to find a concrete global number.
在坦桑尼亞以外的其他地區，應該也有被獅子殺死的人，但難以得出一個具體的全球數據。

12. Elephants: 500 deaths a year
大象：每年殺死500個人

截圖來自Science Alert網站

Elephants are also responsible for a number of deaths per year - a 2005 National Geographic article said that 500 people a year are killed in elephant attacks.
大象每年也會導致不少人喪生。2005年刊登在《國家地理》的一篇文章寫道，每年有500人死于大象襲擊。

Far more elephants have been killed by people.
但是被人殺死的大象比這要多得多。

11. Hippopotamuses: 500 deaths a year
河馬：每年殺死500個人

截圖來自Science Alert網站

For a long time, hippos were considered the most deadly animal in Africa. Hippos are known for being aggressive toward humans, including tipping over boats.
長時間以來，河馬一直被認為是非洲最致命的動物。眾所周知，河馬對人有攻擊性，還會把人類乘坐的船打翻。