10 DEADLIEST Animals You're Glad Are Extinct

10 DEADLIEST Animals You're Glad Are Extinct

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10 DEADLIEST Animals You’re Glad Are Extinct
Extinction has robbed the planet some of the deadliest animals to ever live. To this end, dinosaurs seem to hog all the limelight from other equally fascinating animals. But not anymore – at least in this video.
We’ve combed through information on extinct animals and from that, plucked at least ten savage creatures that you wouldn't wish to ever encounter. You think snakes today are scary? Well, how about one that weighs over 1 tonne?
That was the Titanoboa, the largest snake to ever live. Keep watching to get a few more details about this giant serpent.
Here we go!
#10 Megalodon
Being a shark, the megalodon’s skeleton was made of cartilage which means it was long gone before scientists bumped into it. Much of what is known today about this extinct shark species has been deduced from mainly the teeth.
According to approximations, the beast might have grown to a little over 20 meters in length and weighed in at 60 tonnes. That means it was way larger than the biggest fish alive today, the whale shark which averages about 12 meters in length.
Given that size, the Megalodon was large enough to go after whales, something that even the most ferocious of the modern-day great whites wouldn’t dare. Aside from the advantageous size, this beast had other adaptations that cemented its top position in the food chain.
It had over 270 serrated teeth strong enough to chomp down on some of the biggest animals of that time like whales. And to make sure the teeth didn’t fail in their function, this prehistoric shark had one of the most lethal bite forces in the animal kingdom.
According to recent models, the Megalodon generated a force of between 11 and 18 tonnes with its jaws – one of the strongest bite forces on the planet. For perspective, that’s enough to crash a car.
Scientists believe the beastly sharks lived between 15.9 and 2.6 million years ago.
#9 Smilodon
The smilodon could pretty much induce the same fear as modern-day big cats like the tiger and lion. But interestingly, it isn’t related to any of these formidable predators except for its love for meat.
Generally, the smilodon was slightly more built compared to most of the big cats today which was an important adaptation for hunting. With the stocky build, it had the right amount of muscle power to wrestle down the likes of bison and camels which made up a big part of its diet. This love for big prey has been suggested as the likely reason for the extinction of these cats about 10,000 years ago.
Among the saber-toothed cats, smilodon is most known for a long pair of upper canine teeth that could grow up to 30 centimeters in the biggest species.
Nevertheless, the seemingly dangerous teeth didn’t play a central role in the cat’s hunting. In fact, they were too brittle for any serious struggle with prey. As mentioned, the smilodon used its powerful forelimbs to subdue prey before engaging their conspicuous canines.
#8 Haast’s Eagle
The other extinct animals in this video are thought to be deadly because of their sheer size and other supporting features like the teeth and beaks for birds. But for the Haast's eagle, its deadly nature was because it actually preyed on humans!
Taking into account its massive 9-cm talons and a wingspan of over 3 meters, it’s easy to imagine the terror the early New Zealand inhabitants had to endure.
But for a larger part, the eagle didn’t hunt people. Its main source of food was the moa bird which was significantly bigger than the Haast’s eagle. In fact, scientists believe the eagle’s rapid size increase was in response to having access to only the moa for food.
It had established itself as the apex predator but the entry of human inhabitants on the island meant it had to compete for food. Gradually, it turned to preying on the early Maori settlers to supplement its dwindling food sources.
But it was already too late by this time. The numbers started to fall considerably with the eagle going extinct 500 years ago, 200 years after the first human set foot in New Zealand.
Scientists have been trying to bring back some extinct species. We just hope they don’t attempt the same on this bird of prey.
#7 Terror Birds
The name pretty much sums up the kind of creatures these birds were. They fed exclusively on meat and were right at the top of the food chain 2 million years ago when they went extinct.
Meat-eating birds are not so new, right? Except these weren’t your regular carnivorous birds.

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