Deadly Adorable Predators

River otter is a playful creature that came from weasel family. They make their home in a burrow near the water’s edge and can adapt in river, lake, swamp or any estuary ecosystems. River otters swim by pushing themselves with their powerful tails and bending their long bodies. With webbed feet, water repellent fur, it helps to keep them dry and warm. Surprisingly, they remain active during winter by using ice holes to surface and breathe and they could even hold their breath for more than eight minutes.  As we know, fish always is their favorite but they also eat turtle and crayfish. Otters love to playfully slide down snow-covered, icy and muddy hills. From there, they look really adorable. But there’s something that you need to know, these river otters also known as “the river wolf”. It is because they know not only capable of killing caiman but also as big as an Anaconda. Humans? Its easier!

Arctic fox or its scientific name, Alopex lagopus is an extremely resistant animal that manage to survive in frigid cruel Arctic temperatures that can be as low as -50 degrees. As a crucial adaptation element to the chilly climate, these fox has furry soles, short ears and a short muzzle. Arctic foxes live in burrows and they may tunnel into the snow to create shelter during a blizzard. Arctic foxes have incredibly beautiful white or sometimes blue-gray coats that act as a very effective winter camouflage that give huge advantages during hunting as its allow these foxes to blend into the snow and ice.  With these pure white coats and its stunning light brown eyes, this animal really majestic in the Arctic. 

Arctic fox usually hunt small prey like rodents and birds but during such a hard time, these foes will follow premier predators like bears to eat their leftovers.

The name cassowary came from two Papuan words, ‘Kasu’ which means horn and ‘Weri’ which means head, regarding to the prominent casque on its head.  A fully adult cassowary can stand up to 1.8 metres tall and its average weight for female is 38kg for males and 47kg for females. In the wild, their lifespan can be up to 30 to 40 years. In the wild, these birds usually shy and will avoid contact with humans but in defending their chick, male birds can be aggressive.  That’s really explained why most scientist said that cassowary is the closest species related to Velociraptors. 

Swan is the largest water birds in the world which weight between 6 to 9 kg and can grow up to 1.1 to 1.4 m. their neck is long and “S” shaped and while swimming they would either hold their neck curved or straight and they often carry their wings upraised in a hostile display. In their flight, the group of swan will either fly in line or in a “V” shape. As they were flying, they will make a bugling, trumpet whistling sounds. Most of this nomadic birds, they have no migration pattern but they will response to either rainfall or drought.  Yes, these swan looks very lovely whereas during breeding seasons, both the male and female will contribute to nest building. When they hang around together, they will touch each other heads that make as they were doing a love symbol. But what really need to know is that, most of the swans would not allow others into their territory including humans. If you still do that, believe me, these creature can turn from the loveliest animals into the most terrifying beast. 

First, let me ask you what is the most fearless predator in animal kingdom? I'm pretty sure that lions, tiger or leopard would come to your mind but I afraid that I have deny you because the most fearless predators in animal kingdom is honey badger and it has already been approved by Guinness Book of World Records. Honey Badger or its scientific name, Mellivora capensis is a creature that live around the greater part of sub-Saharan Africa, through the Middle East to southern Russia, and eastwards as far as India and Nepal.

 Despite its clumsy and adorable behavior, this little beast are undisputed as they seems to be real tough. 

They make scorpion as snack and their favorite feast is the cobra. Eventhough cobra is outstanding for venom, but with this honey badger, they chew this snake just like a lettuce. Apparently, honey badger becomes immune with the venom. So, what makes honey badger become this tough fearless hunter? The key to that question is that honey badger has a rubbery skin which about 1/4 inches. That's why they are like totally invincible. Even tiger would run off if they see it. Besides that, honey badger also had incredibly powerful jaws that help them to chew every single bones of their prey.

Bottlenose dolphin, known by its charismatic and intelligent star animals in aquarium shows. They looks friendly, delightful and always been considered as best friend of human. This dolphin also can be trained to perform a complex tricks. Their size can grow up to 3 to 4.2 meter and weight up to 500 kg. These lustrous swimmers can reach the speeds of 30 kilometers per hour. Due to its expertise in echolocation, this dolphin can track their prey by sending 1,000 clicking noises that help them to be able to detect the location, size and shape of their target. That’s some awesome ability of the bottlenose dolphin. However, this dolphin also known by its violence because they been recognized to harm and kill their own offspring. Not enough with that, they also kill porpoise and play or juggle with their dead carcass just for no other reason but fun. 

Bottlenose also known to be aggressive in sexual competition, whereas in 1994 in San Paolo, Brazil, a male Bottlenose has recognized 2 males as it’s competitive and killed one of them. 

Leopard seals, named after its black-spotted coat is the second’s largest creature in seals family can grows up from 3 to 3.5 meters and weight up to 380 kg. By their looks, they may seems like the most adorably helpless, calm, tamed seals but always bear in mind that leopard seal is the top of the food chain in Antarctic. Powered by curiosity, this seal also known to hunt people eventhough they usually make penguins as their main dish. In 1985, Scottish explorer Gareth Wood was bitten twice on the leg when a leopard seal tried to drag him off the ice and into the sea, and in 2003 a leopard seal dragged snorkeling biologist Kirsty Brown underwater to her death. 

With its sharp razor-like front teeth used to shredding meats and ability to open its mouth twice bigger than Grizzly Bear makes them a deadly predator that you wish you would never encounter in life. This seal like to wait under the ice ledges where penguins’ favorite spot. Once the little guy jumps into the water, they will snap it but makes it more disturbing is that after it catches its prey, they will slaps the unlucky penguins across the surface of the water in order to skin it before eat it.