Throughout history there have been many occurrences of animals attacking humans. It is very common for particular animals to attack, but for other species it can be quite unusual. This should be differentiated from parasites on humans such as mosquitos or leeches which do not attack as such. Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anenomes) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... A parasite is an organism that lives in or on the living tissue of a host organism at the expense of that host. ... Genera See text. ... Orders Arhynchobdellida or Rhynchobdellida There is some dispute as to whether Hirudinea should be a class itself, or a subclass of the Clitellata. ...

The animals involved

There are many animals that are frequently reported as attacking humans. These include:

• Bears
• Bees
• Crocodiles
• Dogs
• Lions
• Sharks
• Wasps
• Wolves

Genera Ailuropoda Ursus Tremarctos Arctodus (extinct) A bear is a large mammal of the order Carnivora, family Ursidae. ... Families Andrenidae Apidae Colletidae Halictidae Heterogynaidae Megachilidae Melittidae Oxaeidae Sphecidae Stenotritidae Bees (Apoidea superfamily) are flying insects, closely related to wasps and ants. ... Genera Crocodylus Osteolaemus Tomistoma See full taxonomy. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) The dog is a canine mammal of the Order Carnivora and it has been argued the dog has been domesticated for 12,000 years, but perhaps for as long as 150,000 years based on recent genetic evidence. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... Orders Hexanchiformes Squaliformes Pristiophoriformes Squatiniformes Heterodontiformes Orectolobiformes Carcharhiniformes Lamniformes Sharks are a group (superorder Selachimorpha) of fish, with a full cartilaginous skeleton, a streamlined body plan, with normally 5, but up to 7 (depending on species) gill slits along the side of, or beginning slightly behind, the head (in some... WASP (an acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) is a term that denotes the culture, customs, and heritage of the American élite Establishment. ... Binomial name Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 The Gray Wolf (Canis lupus; short form: Wolf) is a mammal of the Canidae family. ...

Attacks in popular culture

In novels, films, and television programmes, many stories have involved animals attacking humans. Some of the stories have the incidents as their central plot, frequently exaggerating the size of the animal. DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...

Television coverage

Attacks caught on camera can often appear on news programmes. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

When Animals Attack! is an American television programme that shows real footage of animals attacking humans.

See also

• Rabies

External links

• The Animal Attack Files
• Fatal Dog Attacks
• Shark Research Committee
• Mountain Lion Attacks in the United States and Canada