72 Dangerous Animals: Asia
From fangs to claws to venomous stings, they all wield deadly weapons. But which creature will be crowned the fiercest of all?
Episodes
Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Rhinos and Indian leopards are a threat, but how do they stack up against Asian forest centipedes, orangutans and flower urchins?
Jaws and Claws
Golden eagles, coconut crabs, sharks and camel spiders face off for most terrifying against sun bears and saltwater crocodiles.
Chemical Warfare
Slow lorises, plague-bearing black rats, fat-tailed scorpions, Indian cobras, poisonous toads and stingrays vie for the top spot.
Deadly: Fact or Folklore
Langur monkeys, tigers, Joro spiders and tomistomas compete with Asian needle ants, otters and king cobras for first place.
Accidential Assassins
Will top honors be won by water buffaloes, needlefish, toxic crabs, mugger crocodiles, box jellyfish or reticulated pythons?
Pretty and Painful
Cone snails, Asian black bears, red pandas and deadly coral snakes battle Eurasian lynxes, Asian elephants and red lionfish.
The Road Less Travelled
Facing off for top predator status are Asiatic lions, Lomodo dragons, electric rays, golden jackals, wolverines, striped eel catfish and brown bears.
Urban Jungle
The field narrows as wild boars, feral dogs, pufferfish, Indian red scorpions, Asian tiger mosquitoes and common kraits square off.
Corn Me, I'll Fight
The formidable features of wolves, stonefish and Malayan porcupines are compared against those of sloth bears, gibbons and snow leopards.
The Bold and the Brutal
Honey badgers don't care, but Russell's vipers, triggerfish, macaques, yaks and blue-ringed octopuses nearly match their daunting reputation.
Big! Banded! and Billed!
Giant moray eels complete with gaurs, banded sea kraits, asian forest scorpions, gharials, billfish and Asian giant hornets in the final round.
Fearsome Finalists
The 72 most formidable wild animals in Asia have been profiled and the finalists selected -- but only one can be named most dangerous.
