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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. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that Animals attacking humans be merged into this article or section. ... Phyla Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Myxozoa (slime animals) Superphylum Deuterostomia (blastopore becomes anus) Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... A parasite is an organism that spends a significant portion of its life in or on the living tissue of a host organism and which causes harm to the host without immediately killing it. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article includes how-to sections and may need to be edited to encyclopedic style. ...

Animals involved

There are many animals that are frequently reported as attacking humans.

Alligators and crocodiles

• Alligators (see alligator attacks in Florida)
• Crocodiles (see crocodile attacks)
• List of fatal alligator attacks in the United States by decade

Species Alligator mississippiensis Alligator sinensis An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. ... A photographic representation of what the culprits in the Florida alligator attacks may have looked like. ... Genera Mecistops Crocodylus Osteolaemus See full taxonomy. ... Nile crocodile Crocodile attacks of people are not uncommon in places where crocodiles are native. ... This is a list of fatal alligator attacks that occurred in the United States by decade in reverse chronological order. ...

Dogs

Main article: Dog attack

Domesticated dogs are one of the more frequent attackers, with particular breeds being more susceptible to violence against humans. Dog attacks on humans have become common news items in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog is a mammal in the order Carnivora. ... A breed is a domesticated subspecies or infrasubspecies of an animal. ...

Insects

Stings from bees and wasps are generally defensive but can occur without provocation. Some people suffer from a severe allergy to their sting and go into anaphylactic shock after such an attack. Red imported fire ants also sting en masse. For other uses, see Sting (disambiguation). ... Families Andrenidae Apidae Colletidae Halictidae Megachilidae Melittidae Stenotritidae Bee collecting pollen Bees (a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila) are flying insects, closely related to wasps and ants. ... Suborder Symphyta Apocrita See text for families. ... Anaphylaxis is a severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to a trigger substance, called an allergen. ... Binomial name Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), or simply RIFA, is one of over 280 members of the widespread genus Solenopsis. ...

Others

Other animals include:

• Bears
• Big Birds
• Big Cats
• Black Birds

• Dogs (see dog attacks)
• Domestic cats
• Elephants
• Hippopotamus
• Hyenas
• Kangaroos (boxing)

• Ravens
• Sharks
• Snakes
• Stingrays

Genera Ailuropoda Ailurus Helarctos Melursus Ursus Tremarctos Arctodus (extinct) A bear is a large mammal in the family Ursidae of the order Carnivora. ... Big cat refers to large wild felines of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog is a mammal in the order Carnivora. ... Dog attacks on humans have become common news items in the late 20th and early 21st century. ... Trinomial name Felis silvestris catus (Linnaeus, 1758) The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. ... For other uses, see Elephant (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758 The Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), from the Greek ‘ιπποπόταμος (hippopotamos, hippos meaning horse and potamos meaning river), is a large, plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant, and three or four recently extinct, species in the family Hippopotamidae. ... Genera Crocuta Hyaena Parahyaena Proteles Hyenas or Hyænas are moderately large terrestrial carnivores native to Africa and the Indian Subcontinent. ... Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus A kangaroo is any of several large macropods (the marsupial family that also includes the wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons and the Quokka: 63 species in all). ... Species See text Many large black birds of the genus Corvus are called ravens. ... Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton[1] and a streamlined body. ... For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). ... Genera Dasyatis Himantura Pastinachus Pteroplatytrygon Taeniura Urogymnus See text for species. ...

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. A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative in prose. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Television coverage

Attacks caught on camera can often appear on news programmes. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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

See also

• Rabies
• List of fatal, unprovoked shark attacks in the United States by decade
• List of fatal bear attacks in North America by decade
• Category:Deaths due to animal attacks

This is a list of fatal, unprovoked shark attacks that occurred in United States territorial waters by decade in reverse chronological order. ... This is a list of known fatal bear attacks that occurred in North America by decade in reverse chronological order. ...

External links

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