Health Hazards
The deadliest vector animal in the world, known for carrying malaria, zika, and Dengue fever, among many other diseases
Mosquito
The national park where the 1967 "Night of the Grizzlies" incident occurred, in which two women were killed in separate grizzly attacks
Glacier National Park
The fictional character that popularized the association between vampires and bats in the late 1800s
Dracula
The term for the eerie vocalization used by the second-largest North American cervid species to attract mates and intimidate rivals
Bugle
The weapon found on a number of mammals' heads that is made entirely of bone as opposed to a bone core covered in a keratinous sheath
Antlers
The disease known for causing symptoms in cervids that make them appear zombie-like, now closely monitored by many state wildlife agencies
Chronic wasting disease (CWD)
The state where the infamous 1916 shark attacks that became a major inspiration for Jaws occurred
New Jersey
A mythical serpent that was believed to kill through mere eye contact, featured in one of the Harry Potter films
Basilisk
The type of hyena that is known for a vocalization that sounds like evil laughter
Spotted hyena
The material most vertebrates' claws are made of
Keratin
The animal responsible for the most human rabies fatalities
Bats
The species of the animal known as "the devil of Champawat" that killed 436 people in India and Nepal through the late 1890s and early 1900s
Bengal tiger
Scottish shapeshifting water spirits that typically appeared as horses and were said to lure children into the water to drown and eat them
Kelpies
The primate with the loudest call in the animal kingdom, which vocalizes with a growl or roar up to 140 decibels
Howler monkey
The term for the swordlike structure protruding from a narwhal's head
Tusk
The animal affected by devil facial tumor disease
Tasmanian devil
The names of the "Tsavo man-eaters"--two man-eating lions that killed at least 28 rail workers over the span of nine months in 1898 and inspired a 1996 thriller film
The Ghost and The Darkness
Medieval stone waterspouts that typically combined grotesque representations of animals with human characteristics
Gargoyles
The vocal structure in wolves that houses the vocal folds which allow low howl pitches for long-distance communication
Larynx
The type of snake venom that attacks the cardiovascular system and red blood cells
Hemotoxic venom
An animal often associated with evil that was chopped up and applied to the skin of those infected with Black Death based on the medieval idea that evil draws out evil
Snake
The unexpected bird that killed a man named Jasper Kraus in Ireland in 2022
Rooster
The frightening mythical creature associated with the power of lycanthropy
Werewolf
The type of bird in the family Tytonidae that is known for shrieking vocalizations which many be mistaken for a woman's scream
Barn owl
The species with the most teeth of any animal
Umbrella sea slug