Science | deadly animals Lions and Tigers and Bears—Oh, My! The deadliest beasts in the animal kingdom aren't all the usual suspects By Sophie Goldstein Posted Sep 21, 2007 2:16 PM CDT Copied Lions and Tigers and Bears—Oh, My! great white shark attack (roadhoggvince (YouTube)) Surprise, surprise—the deadliest animal is the mosquito! Carrying diseases like malaria, skeeters cause over 2 million deaths a year. LiveScience tells you what else to keep an eye peeled for: Mosquito Asian cobra Australian box jellyfish Great white shark African lion Australian saltwater crocodile Elephant Polar bear Cape buffalo Poison dart frog Read These Next Updated list of free days at national parks is raising some eyebrows. Want to know how the economy is doing? Check Dollar Tree's stats. Judge blocks DOJ from certain evidence in Comey case. An incredible hush-hush effort saw 55 cartel bosses brought to the US. See 1 photo Report an error