Top 10 SAVAGE Animal Rivalries

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forget about fighting like cats and dogs in the wild world of the animal kingdom beefs between different species get way more vicious welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top ten savage animal rivalries too bad for him the much smarter elephant anticipated is charge and thrust 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 animal species that from a human perspective at least appear to have a seriously dysfunctional relationship with one another we are taking into account the degree to which these animal pairings share environments compete over food resources and of course the severity of their physical altercations the competition is fierce and the stakes are high all's fair in love war and the animal kingdom number 10 crocodile vs. anaconda what happens when you take two of the largest reptiles in the world and place them in the same habitat to compete for prey you get one vicious cold-blooded Feud this particular bout exemplifies the relative advantages and weaknesses of each creature the crocodile has one of the strongest bite forces in the world one well-placed chomp and even the largest snake is in trouble but the Anaconda with its bone-crushing ability to constrict can literally squeeze the life out of the competition anacondas are perfect English they have heat sensors YouTube has made this rivalry extremely popular but the creatures featured in many videos are in fact alligators and other types of snakes like pythons so let's just drop the semantics when serpents and crocodilia tango things get messy number nine honeybee versus Asian giant Hornet sure a battle between giant reptiles sounds like a big-ticket event but the rivalry between Asian honeybees and Asian giant Hornets is some real nuanced art of war level stuff these giant Hornets are nearly two inches in length and boast a quarter inch stinger they steal young larvae of honeybees to feed their own offspring dark right an invading Hornets hard outer shell is impenetrable to bee stings making it a juggernaut of carnage beheading honeybees as it tears through the hive it's a real David and Goliath dynamic but when you can't stab them cook them in a fascinating move Japanese honeybees have learned to band together to engulf the Hornet and vibrate so furiously that they literally cook it alive number eight elephant versus rhinoceros they're big they're gray and they know how to throw their weight around we're talking about elephants and rhinos these two creatures share an environment and for the most part it's a peaceful coexistence but if either feels threatened they can react defensively with extreme aggression especially when young ones are around but the biggest factor hormones when male elephants enter there must period their testosterone can reach up to 60 times the normal level they go into hormonal berserker rage male elephants are likely to attack anything during this time but rhinos are just about the only species that will fight back in 2000 a wayward pack of adolescent male elephants killed an estimated 36 rhinos number 7 killer whale versus great white shark the next stop on our savage animal rivalry world tour the deep blue sea the great white shark is considered an apex predator the top of its food chain they've been known to attack not only humans but boats too by contrast we generally think of Wales as peaceful giants and for the most part they are but the killer whale made famous by SeaWorld and the Free Willy film franchise has more than earned its lethal name killer whales are ruthlessly efficient when hunting seals and penguins and they aren't afraid to challenge the king of the ocean either in fact orcas are the only natural predators of great white sharks competition over prey or a chance encounter can be enough to trigger a deadly contest for oceanic supremacy number six polar bear versus walrus speaking of apex predators the polar bear is a pretty serious hunter the most carnivorous of all bear species its prey primarily consists of seals but like any great hunter the polar bear sometimes finds itself tempted by big game and in the Arctic there's no prey more massive than the walrus only the largest polar bears will target walruses and such attacks are on the young or injured but an attack on calves often attracts the attention of a bull resulting in an epic clash of claws and tusks adult male walruses weigh up to forty four hundred pounds more than double the average polar bear either the bear kills the walrus or it backs down often having suffered life-threatening stab wounds number five Mongoose vs. Cobra all right anaconda versus crocodile is anyone's fight but surely when put up against a fuzzy warm blooded mammal a cobra will win every time well apparently not the Mongoose may only be 1 to 2 feet in length but it is fierce agile smart and unlikely to back down according to one Greek historian they were even known to steal crocodile eggs Cobras on the other hand are extremely venomous snakes which up against any other mammal that size would consider their opponent an easy meal but the Mongoose has an ace up its furry sleeve a resistance to snake venom its prey versus predator while it can go either way the odds generally favor the Mongoose number four hippopotamus vs. crocodile crocodiles did they get along with anyone dry plain dusty field nice to get out of the swamp what a croc when not fighting anacondas crocodiles are known to trade blows with their fellow River dweller the hippopotamus and while these large herbivores may look exceedingly lazy content to spend their days bathing they can be downright vicious when they need to be they might give off a goofy approachable vibe but attempting to hug a hippo is extremely ill-advised hippo calves are attempting snack to large predators which include lions hyenas and of course crocodiles but the ferocity and aggression of hippo bulls make them a risky target in fact crocodiles are often viciously relocated or even killed by these giant vegetarians simply forgetting to close that classic hippo yawn it's a sign of aggression number three lion vs. hyena so how did the other African predators keep busy while the hippos and Crocs are duking it out working out a rivalry of their very own of course as the lion king taught us unless the line in question is a power-hungry conniving outcast with a pension for fratricide lions and hyenas do not get along kill him since the dawn of time hyenas have been competing with the king of the jungle for prey both are known to steal from one another going so far as to target each other's young while lions are bigger and stronger hyena packs bring strength in numbers with overwhelming results competition over food can lead to full-blown Royal Rumbles between hyenas and a lion pride number two dolphin vs. shark few animals inspire fear like sharks sure their aggression has been exaggerated in popular media but they really do attack by contrast dolphins are treated like the jesters of the sea harmless friendly frolicking clowns well it turns out they aren't so innocent either dolphins have historically saved humans from sharks but they also recently been observed attacking humans and bludgeoning baby porpoises to death for fun so maybe don't underestimate them dolphins work as a pack attacking the shark from all sides they use their rounded noses to ram the shark striking the Sharks soft underbelly one serious shark bite can end a dolphin though that's not usually the case while pods of dolphins have killed a large shark on more than one occasion before we unveil our number one pick here are some honorable mentions first blood is to the termites number one grizzly bear versus wolf admittedly bears and wolves have little reason to fight the woods are big enough for the both of them and they don't really compete over prey but both are willing to scavenge and aren't above getting scrappy over a carcass on rarer occasions wolves have been seen attempting to catch a bear cub one on one a wolf doesn't stand a chance against a grizzly bear a grizzly typically weighs in four times heavier than any wolf and a single well-placed swipe of its paw can cause massive internal damage but wolves usually travel in packs in using their speed and agility they can coordinate their strikes to send a grizzly packin its strength versus numbers do you agree with our picks check out these other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day

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Length: 10min 4sec (604 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 24 2017

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