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 It started with failure to say 'thank you,' ended with murder. Freak accident kills a woman as she cleans her car. Mike Johnson is taking heat over a Democrat's delayed swearing-in. It landed on the 4th try. There wasn't enough fuel for a 5th. See 1 photo Report an error