5 Most Dangerous Amazon Rainforest Animals
5 Most Dangerous Amazon Rainforest Animals
1.Poison Dart Frog
Interesting Things About Poison Dart Frogs
Poison dart frogs are probably the most deadly creatures of Amazon rainforest. In the Amazon they found in marshes, lakes, swamps, streams and rivers. Depending on the habitats, the poison dart frogs found in different colors including gold, copper, red blue or green.
The golden poison dart frog is the most poisonous species of the family. It is estimated that they contain enough venom to kill 10 adult humans.
The brilliant skin color of poison dart frogs is actually a warning to their potential predators. If any predator tries to eat a poison dart frog, the highly dangerous poison found in their skin causes swelling, muscular paralysis, nausea, and even death.
It has found that this species of frogs in captivity are not poisonous. In the wild, the poisonous dart frogs gain the highly dangerous poison from their diet such as ants, centipedes, and termites. The poison found in these insects are derived from the plant they eat.
Leimadophis Epinephelus -
Leimadophis Epinephelus, a special kind of snake found in Amazon rainforests is the only natural predator of poison dart frogs. They can eat the poison dart frogs without being affected by the dangerous toxin..
2.Green Anaconda
Interesting Things About Poison Green Anacondas
Growing between 6m and 9m in length and up to 250 kg in weight, the green anacondas are the largest living, non-venomous snake in the world. The found in swamps, marshes, streams and rivers of Amazon.
The green anacondas found most of time totally submerged river or marshes. Still they can breath as their nostrils and eyes located at the top of their head.
This large, non-venomous snake kill its prey by constriction, will squeeze the prey until it stop breathing. Then the anacondas will swallow the dead animal by the whole. Their diet mainly includes deer, caiman, crocodiles, turtles, and fishes.
Fortunately, green anacondas are not man-eaters by nature. There is only a few documented attack on the human by anacondas. But the large size and strength make them dangerous to humans.
3.Jaguar
Interesting Things About Jaguars
Jaguars are among the most endangered and deadliest Amazon rainforest animals. They found in a number of habitats including rainforests, deciduous forests, grasslands, and woodlands. Measuring 43-75 inches in length and up to 135 kg in weight, the jaguars are the largest member of cat family called Felidae.
Even though both jaguars and leopards have same rosette patterns, jaguars are heavier than leopards. Also, the leopards not found in the Americas. They distributed throughout Africa and Asia.
Jaguars have the most powerful bite than any other big cats including tigers and lions. Their bite is strong enough to pierce through the shell or skull of animals. It makes them one of the deadliest animals of Amazon rainforest.
Jaguar is a solitary animal, get together only during mating season. They hunt typically at dawn and dusk. Jaguars will make a sudden attack on their prey. With powerful jaws and sharp teeth, they will crush the skull of the prey within no time.
4 Electric Eel
Interesting Things About Electric Eels
Electric eels are not actually eels, but they belong to knife fish family. This extremely dangerous species found in freshwaters of Amazon. Electric eels are named after their capacity to generate enormous electric charge.
The electric eels grow between 6 ft and 8 ft in length and almost 20 kg in weight. Their body contain special electrical organs that feature 6000 electrolytes. Together, these electrolytes could generate a maximum electric charge of 600 volts.
Electric eels use their electric discharging capability to defend against the predators and stun the preys such as fishes, small mammals, amphibians, and birds.
Fatal attacks on humans by the electric eels are very rare. But the shocks from electric eels result in stunning of jolts and the multiple shocks may even lead to heart failure.
5.Red Bellied Piranhas
Interesting Things About Red Bellied Piranhas
The piranhas are probably the most feared predator of Amazon rainforest. Apart from the media image, the powerful jaws and razor sharp teeth of red-bellied piranhas force us to believe so. But contrary to common belief, piranhas primarily feed on fishes, insects, mollusks, crustaceans, algae and seeds.
The group attack from red-bellied piranhas is rare. During starving period or when provoked, they attack in a group. A group of hungry piranhas will attack almost anything they found within their range.
