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Top 12 scariest cannibals in the world

With harsh living conditions in nature, if each individual wants to survive, they must fight all the risks of the external environment as well as life in a herd. Among them, there are animals that eat their own species to survive. Let's take a look at the top scariest cannibals in the world to better understand the animal world.

1. Mexican flat-headed rattlesnake

Snakes are carnivorous reptiles and have no legs. They often eat small vertebrates such as lizards, mice, insects, birds and their own kind. Not all snake species eat their own kind, but the few that use cannibalism to survive are extremely scary.
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2. Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias taurus)

Sand tiger sharks are famous for being one of the most aggressive sharks in the ocean world. The reason they are called sand tiger sharks is because in America people often see them near sandy beaches. Adult sand tiger sharks can be up to 2.5 m long and during the breeding season, they often mate with many different males, the pregnancy usually lasts a year.


Each female can have 6-7 embryos in the uterus, but only one cub survives. The explanation for that phenomenon is because, when the first baby is born, they will eat other babies still in the eggshell, thanks to which sand tiger sharks give birth to healthier babies than other sharks. other. With a high protein content obtained from the first meals, this young animal can be up to 3 feet long (nearly 1 meter) when born. With such a body shape, even when young, sand tiger sharks are not afraid of being bothered by any animals in the ocean.

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3. Dog squirrel

The prairie dog, also known as the prairie squirrel (dog squirrel), is a genus of mammals in the order rodents. They are light yellow in color, adults can weigh about 1.36 kg, males are usually heavier than females, and live in herds.


This animal ranks in the top 3 on the list of the world's most terrifying cannibals because researchers found that some females go into the burrows of other females who are related by blood and When they emerge, they often have blood stains on their faces; most of the young have been eaten by them down there. Female squirrels do this to protect their babies, this is an extremely cruel act of this cute animal. Females killing the young of other females in the family to increase the chances of survival for their own young is an extreme act of competition.
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4. Crocodile

Crocodiles are large reptiles, often living in places with slow flowing water, are omnivores, their food is quite diverse, usually mammals and even humans. Crocodiles are known as good killers hiding in lagoons. With ambush skills, strong jaws and sharp teeth, it is not difficult for them to defeat their prey.


However, we only know that crocodiles are omnivores, but few people know that they also eat their own species. In harsh natural conditions such as food scarcity, crocodiles also eat the carcasses of other crocodiles, even young crocodiles. As long as they are hungry, they can kill smaller crocodiles, including juveniles, to temporarily satisfy their stomachs screaming for additional nutrition.
In conditions where food is scarce, crocodiles even eat their own species.
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5. Scorpion

Scorpions are invertebrates, famous for their venomous weapon to kill prey. Scorpion venom is largely harmless to humans, but it can cause some reactions such as paralysis or swelling.


The food of scorpions is some small arthropods and insects. They live alone, not in groups, especially when meeting their own kind, they often rush into fights and the scorpion, after losing, will be eaten by its own kind. About 25% of a scorpion's diet is the meat of other scorpions. Like mantises and some other insects, scorpions also eat their mates immediately after mating.

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6. Lion

The next animal in the top list of cannibals is the lion. Compared to the king of the forest, the lion is a symbol of the strength of all species. They are superior predators, with sharp teeth and strong claws. Any prey that is in their sights has no chance of escaping.


Lions often hunt in groups to increase their chances of catching prey. Their main food is herbivores such as zebras, wildebeests, buffalos, giraffes and even deer. Animals are many times larger than them, like elephants. In some special cases, lions can eat all their mates to assert their position of power in the herd.

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7. Mantis

Mantises are the closest insects that we often encounter among the top cannibals. They are quite small in size, only 40-80mm in the insect world, green in color with blade-shaped front legs and toothed inner edges, used to catch prey and fight enemies.


The main food of mantises is other small insects such as small birds, lizards, and mice. One interesting thing is that mantises never eat dead prey. One of the behaviors that is relatively similar to scorpions that we also see in mantises is that female mantises will eat their partners even while mating. However, if lucky, male mantises can still survive if they jump off the back of the female mantis in time.
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8. Latrodectus hasseltii

The redback spider (scientific name Latrodectus hasseltii) is a dangerous spider native to Australia. It is a member of the genus Latrodectus, the widow spider, found throughout the world. The female is easily recognized by its black body with a prominent red stripe on its upper (i.e. back) or belly. Females have a body length of about 10 millimeters (0.4 in) while males are smaller, only 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in). The redback spider is one of the few spider species that cannibalizes others while mating.


Also one of the most love-loving male Australian red-backed spiders also dies while mating with their partner, because during the mating process, the male red-backed spider will ride on the female's mouth to transfer her sperm. I give it to my children, and soon it also becomes a delicious meal for my children. That's why female Australian red-backed spiders are known as widows with a black body and a prominent red stripe on their back. They are truly the greatest love killers in the spider family.
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9. Gorilla

Chimpanzees are animals that are close to humans. They are highly praised by humans for their intelligent brains and are highly evolved animals among nearly all animal species. Adult Chimpanzees have a weight ranging from 25-70kg and a height of about 0.9-1.2m. The average lifespan of chimpanzees in the wild is 40 years, but with special care, they can live up to 60 years.


Compared to young, intelligent children, but few people know, one of the barbaric behaviors of chimpanzees is cannibalism. Chimpanzee groups sometimes organize collective hunts to catch baby chimpanzees to eat.
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10. Cane Toad

Cane toads are considered one of the largest toads in the world with a weight of up to 2.65 kg and a length of about 38cm. They are also known by other names such as sea toads (belonging to the genus bufo). As their name suggests, Cane Toads eat beetles that harm sugarcane plants. Unlike lions or chimpanzees, the size of female cane toads is larger than that of male cane toads. They are especially fertile, each time laying a cluster of thousands of eggs. But that's also why the competition in the cane toad world is also more intense.


Cane toads are a fairly famous invasive species and they can be said to be the most "aggressive" of them all. This toad species is native to South America and has been introduced into many other ecosystems in the hope that it will destroy agricultural pests and protect crops. Not only do they not do what people expect them to do, they have become a pest, most notably in Australia - they are not eaten by native Australian animals and parasites. Nothing can be done about them, while the cane toad's poisonous glands become a danger to most animals that try to eat it.
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11. Mormon Scoop

The Mormon mosquito is closely related to crickets that live in North America. They often move in large flocks in search of food.


Mosquitoes that are exhausted and die will immediately become valuable food for their mates because their bodies are an important source of protein and mineral salts.

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12. Jaguar

A study published in 2010 in the journal The Southwestern Naturalist documented the first case of cannibalism in wild adult jaguars (Panthera onca). The two male jaguars apparently killed and partially ate the female leopard.


The team believes that with abundant prey in the area, the violent encounter most likely stemmed from tensions when unfamiliar jaguars met each other in the forest. Jaguars can also kill and eat their young.

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