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Top 7 Most Dangerous Aquatic Animals

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 Great White Shark

Of all shark species, the great white shark is responsible for by far the largest number of recorded shark attacks on humans, with 272 documented unprovoked attacks on humans in which the great white shark was identified as of 2012. While great white sharks have killed humans in at least 74 documented unprovoked attacks in which the species was identified, they typically do not target them. Many of the incidents seemed to be “test-bites”. Great white sharks also test-bite buoys, flotsam, and other unfamiliar objects, and they might grab a human or a surfboard to identify what it is. Great white sharks infrequently attack and sometimes even sink boats.

 Great White Shark

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