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, Newser Staff 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 (More deadly animals stories.) See 1 photo Report an error