MAN-EATER PREDATORS
GUSTAVE IS PRESENT NUMBER-1
SARASIJ MAJUMDER
The predator species that has eaten the most humans throughout
history is likely to be the crocodile.
Past records are unknown. One important
reason is—it was there much before evolution of MAN, and still going STRONG!.
And there’s crocodile everywhere. While
sharks often receive more media attention for attacks on humans, crocodiles are
responsible for significantly more fatalities due to their aggressive nature
and territorial behaviour.
Estimates suggest that crocodiles kill thousands of people
each year, particularly majority in
regions where they coexist with human populations. In contrast, shark attacks
are far less frequent, averaging around 80 unprovoked attacks annually
worldwide, with only a handful resulting in fatalities.
Other predators like lions and tigers have also been known
to attack humans, especially in areas where they come into conflict with human
populations, but their overall impact is much less than that of crocodiles.
IMAGE shows Gustave,
living in NILES. He was located last in
2008. He’s a Nile Crocodile who is reported to have devoured between 275–300
humans over the course of his life.
As far as preying upon living humans goes, the Saltwater and
Nile Crocodiles have beaten all other contestants. There are a few more
dangerous animals, but they’re not dangerous for predatory reasons.
The Champawat Tiger was a Bengal Tigress
responsible for an estimated 436 deaths in Nepal and the Kumaon division of India, during the last years of the 19th century
and the first years of the 20th century. Her attacks have been listed in
the Guinness Book of World Records as
the highest number of fatalities from a tiger ,as well as any predator. She was
shot to death in 1907, by JIM CORBETT.
Corbett claimed that the tiger's broken canine teeth
prevented her from killing her natural prey, causing her to become a
man-eater.
Reference:- Public Domain.
Image:- Google.
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