Top 10 Adorable Animals That Can Straight-Up KILL You

they're cute they're cuddly and they could be the death of you welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 adorable animals that can kill you before we begin we publish new videos every day so be sure to subscribe for more great content for this list we're looking at the prettiest most endearing seemingly huggable creatures in the animal kingdom that in reality could and your life or at least cause you some serious harm the only adorable but dangerous creatures we're not considering are those that are deadly as a result of their ability to spread disease we're in the market for more directly deadly animals number 10 the Wolverine listen no one in their right mind would suggest trying to hug that cigar-smoking questionably quaffed berserker with adamantium claws and a heart of gold but honestly you might be better off trying to snuggle up with Wolverine than his namesake Wolverines are a type of weasel and while they might be the cutest weasel you've ever seen they are also among the most dangerous despite being one of the largest of the weasel family typically weighing between 20 and 50 pounds they are still quite small relative to the animals they've been known to hunt like caribou deer sheep elk and moose they may look like the miniature bear you've been dreaming of but they are notoriously ferocious number 9 the dingo these Australian hounds might look like your run-of-the-mill adorable mutt but they are truly wild genetically speaking they share a lot in common with domestic dogs but from a behavioral standpoint they are more akin to wolves and coyotes as the largest land carnivore on the continent the dingo is an alpha predator within its environment people have captured or raised dingoes to be kept as pets but it's discouraged as their wild instincts can prove too difficult to overcome dingoes are naturally shy and avoid humans but have been known to attack when cornered or desperate typically these attacks result in mere flesh wounds but that hole a dingo took my baby story it actually happened maybe she had good lawyers maybe there was something and dingos who knows that they're dangerous number eight the pufferfish outside of a Pixar film fish typically aren't described as cute but just take a look at this face anyone who says they don't want to cuddle with this adorable little bundle of joy is either lying or a cyborg who's also lying sadly a pufferfish snuggle fest is more than ill-advised it's quite possibly a death sentence not only your most species of pufferfish toxic many of them are also counted among the most poisonous creatures on the planet they contain tetrodotoxin which is a highly deadly neurotoxin a small dose can prove fatal and there is no known antidote puffer fish have the ability to inflate their bodies which in some species are literally covered in sharp poisonous spines so maybe keep them in the aquarium number seven the Glaucus atlanticus you know what sounds even less likely to be adorable than a fish a slug but this little beauty with a big name looks like a later generation Pokemon seemingly too bright colorful and whimsical to exist outside of anime the good news is they're totally real but before you get your hopes up you should know that handling these pocket-sized fantasy creatures is highly discouraged concealed in the tips of their long tentacle-like appendages are venomous numata cysts or stinging cells which they acquire naturally via their diet they can deliver a concentrated sting that is sure to hurt but in rare cases can even prove fatal of their two nicknames the blue angel and blue dragon the latter seems more appropriate number six the Swan perhaps more beautiful than adorable these large water birds are commonly associated with poise grace and elegance in popular culture we all know the story virgin girl curing sweets chopped in the body of a swan and from a distance they certainly appear calm and serene but then you get too close to one at which point composure be damned swans are straight-up vicious swans have a habit of aggressively chasing humans when they feel threatened but during mating season it's often the swans that wind up doing the threatening in the town of threat bluster sure two swans had people afraid to leave their homes as they indiscriminately attacked humans and cars alike a swan excuse me I was attacked by a swan in 2012 a man was actually knocked out of his kayak by a swan which then proceeded to attack him in the water until he drowned number five the poison dart frog not all frogs are cute but poison dart frogs or arrow frogs with their small size and bright colors are admittedly pretty endearing unfortunately those colors which make you so desperately want to pick one up are intended as a warning to stay away as a result of their diet which consists of ants and termites specific to their rainforest habitat their bodies collect and store toxins which is then secreted from their skin the name poison dart frog comes from an historical use of their skin secretions by indigenous tribes who would dip their darts and arrows in the toxin to deadly effect thankfully when kept in captivity and given a simplified diet their toxicity diminishes making handling possible don't be mad number for the monkey or primate not all of them are deadly and not all of them are that cute either but there's no denying the popularity of monkeys as exotic pets humans have a long history of bonding and developing close relationships with our primate cousins they're the animal species most similar to ourselves and exhibit many human-like behaviors and characteristics [Music] unfortunately our familiarity with monkeys and comfort working with them in close proximity can sometimes yield dangerous or even deadly results chimpanzees gorillas and orangutans all possess remarkable strengths and when threatened frightened or angered they can easily bite or pummel a human to the point of causing serious injury or death number three the Panda they're cute they're cuddly and thanks to videos like this one people are desperate to get some first-hand experience play fighting with these delightful creatures in fact pandas are so desirable and inaccessible that people in China have started shaping and coloring the fur of dogs to look like pandas unfortunately real pandas aren't nearly as manageable as their canine look-alikes despite their roly-poly clown-like behavior real pandas can be incredibly violent when the mood takes them they have the weight behind them to cause some serious damage they might be vegetarians but their bite is among the most powerful of any carnivore in 2006 a man drunkenly climbed into a panda enclosure and was savagely mauled so just stick to watching silly panda videos okay okay just don't fight just don't fight number two the bottlenose dolphin beautiful super intelligent graceful and incredibly playful what more could you ask for in a swimming companion and swim with them you can its a popular tourist attraction in many countries an opportunity to get up close and personal with these remarkable aquatic mammals however the issue lies in the popular assumption that they are all friendly and peaceful despite the fact that they've been known to save swimmers they are still wild animals and can respond negatively if harassed or agitated dolphins have been observed ganging up on other creatures like sharks or porpoises bludgeoning them to death with their noses for fun they've also bitten and pulled humans underwater in one case a male dolphin even charged a woman aggressively attempting to mate with her never to go skinny-dipping that the bottlenose dolphins before we unveil our number-one pick here are some honorable mentions [Music] and you should see the plainly colored animal take on incredible agitated colors bright neon blue circles look at that Wow it's just electric number one the slow loris we've all seen videos of them online they hold cocktail umbrellas in their tiny hands they stare at the camera with those massive adorable eyes and need we mentioned the tickling they're the closest thing in the animal kingdom to a living breathing Furby you've likely thought to yourself if only I had a slow loris I'd never be sad again and who can blame you they're undeniably cute and known to be particularly docile unfortunately they're also one of the few mammals on the planet to be toxic they have a gland on their arm which secretes a toxic substance when threatened they lick this gland mixing the toxin with their saliva to deliver a bite that can result in anaphylactic shock beware the cute licks or saliva then he licks his armpit and it comes venomous is that amazing very similar to myself do you agree with our pics check out these other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day [Music]

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Length: 9min 55sec (595 seconds)

Published: Mon May 08 2017