Post by salTy on Nov 7, 2008 15:03:59 GMT -5
This is not a contest about which animal would win in an all-out brawl. This is to determine which one of them is the most BADASS in regards to their environment, behavior, and eco systems.[/size]
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Komodo Dragon
Tale of the tape: 6.6-9.8ft in length; 150 pounds in weight
Claim to fame: No natural predators; attacks and kills animals far larger than themselves such as water buffalo; aside from poison, the Dragon's mouth contains over 50 strains of bacteria that are potent enough to cause death within a week if not treated.
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Great White Shark
Tale of the tape: 13-20+ ft. in length; 1,500-4,200lbs in weight
Claim to fame: No natural predators; responsible for fear of entering the ocean; can detect electrical fields generated by movement by as low as a billionth of a volt; able to smell small amount of blood from great distances.
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Alligator Snapping Turtle
Tale of the tape: 16-32 inches in shell length; 175-200+lbs in weight
Claim to fame: No natural predators; second most powerful jaws in the animal kingdom; never seeks shelter within it's shell; hunts by laying motionless in the water with mouth agape, while it's worm-shaped appendage attracts unlucky fish; can live 100+ years easily
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Hercules Beetle
Tale of the tape: Up to 6+ inches in length
Claim to fame: Engages in epic battles with other beetles; has a large horn that can exceed the length of the beetle's main body; can lift 850 times it's own weight -- making it pound-for-pound the strongest creature on the planet.
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Sperm Whale
Tale of the tape: 52-67ft in length; 45-56 short tons
Claim to fame: No natural predators; known predator of the giant and colossal squids; single whales are able to repel organized Orca attacks against their young; routinely go deep sea diving to hunt.
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Polar Bear
Tale of the tape: 7.9–9.8 ft in length; 780–1,500 lbs in weight
Claim to fame: No natural predators; largest land-based predator on the planet; Doesn't need to hibernate and can fast for months; Can smell through ice to locate prey; Has been known to attack and feast on animals much larger than itself such as walruses and whales.
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Grizzly Bear
Tale of the tape: Around 8ft in length; 400-600lbs in weight.
Claim to fame: No natural predators; able to run to speeds of up to 25mph; regarded as the most aggressive of the bear species; single bears have been known to fight off entire packs of wolves for food competition; some have become accustomed to hunter gun shots and quickly go to the location where the shot was fired looking for the animal corpse.
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Hippopotamus
Tale of the tape: 11ft in length, 5ft in height; 2,900-3,300lbs in weight
Claim to fame: Regarded by many as the most ill-tempered and dangerous animal in Africa; openly attacks and competes with Nile Crocodiles for food; Steve Irwin has stated that Hippos were among the most dangerous animals he had filmed; can run to speeds of up to 30mph, and will chase Humans.
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Mongoose
Tale of the tape: 1-4ft in length;9.9oz-8.8lbs in weight
Claim to fame: Resistant to both neurotoxic and hemotoxic snake poison; lack of significant predators; commonly used as exterminators for vermin and snakes and serve as predators for nearly all small animals from insects to chickens; have been known to destroy eco systems due to lack of population control.
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Green Anaconda
Tale of the tape: 18-20+ft in length; 80-100+lbs in weight
Claim to fame: Known to attack and consume animals the size of deer and goats; does not use venom, but instead squeezes the life out of it's prey; has been known to climb trees in order to capture birds and other animals that may flee.
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Asian Giant Hornet
Tale of the tape: 2in length; 3in wingspan
Claim to fame: Venomous sting kills between 20-40 people per year; strangely enough does not use sting on prey, but instead chooses to decapitate them with 5mm mandibles; a vicious predator that can easily handle a Praying Mantis; when attacking a beehive, a single hornet is able to kill as many as 40 bees per minute; a handful of hornets can annihilate a bee colony of 30,000 in a few hours; able to fly to speeds of up to 25mph.
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Peregrine Falcon
Tale of the tape: 13-20in length; 31-47in wingspan; 440-750g in weight; females are 30% larger
Claim to fame: Flys to speeds of up to 200+mph, and also attacks prey at these speeds; an equal opportunity hunter that preys on too many medium-sized birds to count as well as bats, rats, squirrels and other small mammals; often used by Humans for hunting and as wards at airports to keep other birds out of air traffic.
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Bengal Tiger
Tale of the tape: 9-10ft in length; 400-600lbs in weight
Claim to fame: No natural predators; recent findings show that the Bengal Tiger is larger than the Siberian Tiger; routinely hunts large mammals such as gaur, water buffalo, and even rhinoceros; although uncommon, Bengal Tigers have been known to attack and kill Asian elephants; has been known to hunt other local predators such as crocodiles, wolves and black bears.
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Crocodile
Tale of the tape: 12ft-16+ft in length; 880-2,600+lbs in weight
Claim to fame: One of the few reptiles believed to have survived the dinosaur extinction and traces it's lineage back to 200 million years ago; has a bite force of more than 5,000lbs per square inch, far exceeding that of any other animal on Earth; responsible for hundreds of deaths each year in Asia and Africa.
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Orca
Tale of the tape: 19-26ft in length; 6+metric tons
Claim to fame: No natural predators; despite what Free Willy may have told you, Orcas are vicious predators that feed on everything from dolphins, walruses, large whales, penguins, and seagulls; not leaving other predators out, Orcas have also been known to prey upon basking sharks, hammerhead sharks, and whitetip sharks -- they're killing machines.
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Komodo Dragon
Tale of the tape: 6.6-9.8ft in length; 150 pounds in weight
Claim to fame: No natural predators; attacks and kills animals far larger than themselves such as water buffalo; aside from poison, the Dragon's mouth contains over 50 strains of bacteria that are potent enough to cause death within a week if not treated.
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Great White Shark
Tale of the tape: 13-20+ ft. in length; 1,500-4,200lbs in weight
Claim to fame: No natural predators; responsible for fear of entering the ocean; can detect electrical fields generated by movement by as low as a billionth of a volt; able to smell small amount of blood from great distances.
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Alligator Snapping Turtle
Tale of the tape: 16-32 inches in shell length; 175-200+lbs in weight
Claim to fame: No natural predators; second most powerful jaws in the animal kingdom; never seeks shelter within it's shell; hunts by laying motionless in the water with mouth agape, while it's worm-shaped appendage attracts unlucky fish; can live 100+ years easily
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Hercules Beetle
Tale of the tape: Up to 6+ inches in length
Claim to fame: Engages in epic battles with other beetles; has a large horn that can exceed the length of the beetle's main body; can lift 850 times it's own weight -- making it pound-for-pound the strongest creature on the planet.
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Sperm Whale
Tale of the tape: 52-67ft in length; 45-56 short tons
Claim to fame: No natural predators; known predator of the giant and colossal squids; single whales are able to repel organized Orca attacks against their young; routinely go deep sea diving to hunt.
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Polar Bear
Tale of the tape: 7.9–9.8 ft in length; 780–1,500 lbs in weight
Claim to fame: No natural predators; largest land-based predator on the planet; Doesn't need to hibernate and can fast for months; Can smell through ice to locate prey; Has been known to attack and feast on animals much larger than itself such as walruses and whales.
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Grizzly Bear
Tale of the tape: Around 8ft in length; 400-600lbs in weight.
Claim to fame: No natural predators; able to run to speeds of up to 25mph; regarded as the most aggressive of the bear species; single bears have been known to fight off entire packs of wolves for food competition; some have become accustomed to hunter gun shots and quickly go to the location where the shot was fired looking for the animal corpse.
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Hippopotamus
Tale of the tape: 11ft in length, 5ft in height; 2,900-3,300lbs in weight
Claim to fame: Regarded by many as the most ill-tempered and dangerous animal in Africa; openly attacks and competes with Nile Crocodiles for food; Steve Irwin has stated that Hippos were among the most dangerous animals he had filmed; can run to speeds of up to 30mph, and will chase Humans.
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Mongoose
Tale of the tape: 1-4ft in length;9.9oz-8.8lbs in weight
Claim to fame: Resistant to both neurotoxic and hemotoxic snake poison; lack of significant predators; commonly used as exterminators for vermin and snakes and serve as predators for nearly all small animals from insects to chickens; have been known to destroy eco systems due to lack of population control.
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Green Anaconda
Tale of the tape: 18-20+ft in length; 80-100+lbs in weight
Claim to fame: Known to attack and consume animals the size of deer and goats; does not use venom, but instead squeezes the life out of it's prey; has been known to climb trees in order to capture birds and other animals that may flee.
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Asian Giant Hornet
Tale of the tape: 2in length; 3in wingspan
Claim to fame: Venomous sting kills between 20-40 people per year; strangely enough does not use sting on prey, but instead chooses to decapitate them with 5mm mandibles; a vicious predator that can easily handle a Praying Mantis; when attacking a beehive, a single hornet is able to kill as many as 40 bees per minute; a handful of hornets can annihilate a bee colony of 30,000 in a few hours; able to fly to speeds of up to 25mph.
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Peregrine Falcon
Tale of the tape: 13-20in length; 31-47in wingspan; 440-750g in weight; females are 30% larger
Claim to fame: Flys to speeds of up to 200+mph, and also attacks prey at these speeds; an equal opportunity hunter that preys on too many medium-sized birds to count as well as bats, rats, squirrels and other small mammals; often used by Humans for hunting and as wards at airports to keep other birds out of air traffic.
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Bengal Tiger
Tale of the tape: 9-10ft in length; 400-600lbs in weight
Claim to fame: No natural predators; recent findings show that the Bengal Tiger is larger than the Siberian Tiger; routinely hunts large mammals such as gaur, water buffalo, and even rhinoceros; although uncommon, Bengal Tigers have been known to attack and kill Asian elephants; has been known to hunt other local predators such as crocodiles, wolves and black bears.
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Crocodile
Tale of the tape: 12ft-16+ft in length; 880-2,600+lbs in weight
Claim to fame: One of the few reptiles believed to have survived the dinosaur extinction and traces it's lineage back to 200 million years ago; has a bite force of more than 5,000lbs per square inch, far exceeding that of any other animal on Earth; responsible for hundreds of deaths each year in Asia and Africa.
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Orca
Tale of the tape: 19-26ft in length; 6+metric tons
Claim to fame: No natural predators; despite what Free Willy may have told you, Orcas are vicious predators that feed on everything from dolphins, walruses, large whales, penguins, and seagulls; not leaving other predators out, Orcas have also been known to prey upon basking sharks, hammerhead sharks, and whitetip sharks -- they're killing machines.