Just like what people say, do not judge a book by its cover. This term also applies to the animals that we will be discussing today. These animals might look like calm and without any terrifying physical attributes.

But as a matter of fact, these animals have hidden attributes and uniqueness that most people don’t even realize existed. Not just dangerous, these animals are deadly and also life-threatening.

Now, many things could make wildlife so dangerous to other beings. Some of which may be poison, while some others are venomous animals. Some could have an incredible hidden brute strength that could charge or tear its enemies apart.

Whatever the attributes are, we are here to teach you to be cautious when you see one of these animals that have innocent looking but dangerous, let’s jump down below!

Slow Loris

First up on the list, is an animal with huge beautiful eyes. They are nocturnal animals that come from South East Asia and live by the trees.

Back then these animals are commonly found in forests, but sooner or later they were hunted to be used as exotic pets. Due to their huge cute eyes, slow lorises are now categorized as endangered primates.

Well, what makes this animal so dangerous? The slow loris’s elbows can release venoms through the sides. This itself is already dead to any threat that comes in its ways.

But moreover, the slow loris also has a specific toxin in its saliva. When two of these things are combined, they will produce a highly toxic material. And the loris would use this weapon through its mouth when it bites at the predators coming after it.

So to make this the perfect exotic pets, hunters pull the teeth out of these lorises so that they are no longer venomous.

Geographic Cone Snail

When it comes to sea creatures, you usually don’t see the differences between which one is dangerous and which one is not.

Well, you might want to learn more about that. Because this type of cone snail is very attractive and comes in different colors such as red, peach, and patterns like stripes.

So be careful if you are trying to reach for a geographic cone snail because this animal can detect its predators from meters away. When it has detected a threat, it would use its self-defense mechanism and pull out a needle with deadly venom inside of it.

If a human being is stung and the venom is injected, it would take minutes to paralyze and kill a human being. Every year, there are about 30 humans that die from this species of animal.

Moose

When you see a large herbivore gazing through the grass fields, you usually wouldn’t be bothered by its activities because it does not consume meat.

But be warned, a moose is one of the largest land animals and the largest animal in the Deer family. On top of its size, a moose is also one of the fastest land animal with a top speed of over 60 km/h.

Do you think that its speed and size alone is not enough? Well to top it off, the male moose usually have a broad and branching antlers. They will use these horn-like things on their head to spar with each other or to ram into predators.

Beaver

It’s tiny and it’s cute, it would probably look like one of your household pets. The beaver is a monogamous animal that lives by the river. Although that physically, a beaver is just above the size of a hamster, it can do more damage than its size.

A beaver will spend most of its life cutting down trees with nothing but its teeth. Once it cuts down the trees, they would move it and place it across the river.

Beavers are wildlife’s architects, that means that they are smart enough to build beaver dam-like structures for their houses. The effects of the dams that they build would cause flooding and imbalance in the ecosystem itself. Read here to know the reasons why they build dams.

Australian Box Jellyfish

Next up is another sea creature that is known for its toxic stings. From appearances, the box jellyfish would only appear like a floating plastic. But when it is placed into action, the jellyfish would use its 60 tentacles and inject its venom onto its predator.

It is said that the venom inside this jellyfish can kill 60 human beings. It would cause paralysis, cardiac arrest, and even death.

Leopard Seal

Seals are known to be adorable aquatic mammals, but they are also great hunters of the Arctic. Physically speaking, nothing is alarming about this animal, but its anarchistic mind says the other.

A leopard seal would move in huge groups and is a very aggressive animal. They would pick up their prey and even throw them around. They have the muscle strength to rip things apart and swallow big things. So don’t be fooled when you see one.

Poison Dart Frog

This eye-catching animal is known to be one of the world’s most colorful animals. Their poison was used a long time ago in weapons such as blowgun darts. This animal is indigenous to only Columbia and its poison is proven to be fatal.

The poison itself can kill up to 10 people at once, and the size of these frogs are usually just 5 centimeters long.