The world's actual deadliest animals

Sharks are formidable creatures. Some of them, like the great white, are fast, huge and have a ravenous appetite. But they aren't nearly as dangerous to people as some of the media coverage would suggest. After all, the important question isn't how deadly an animal can be but how deadly it actually is. A polar bear may be a powerful predator but how likely are you to actually be killed by one? So to put things into perspective, here is our list of the world's biggest killers, based on how many people they kill each year. Some of them may surprise you.