Some animals out there are lucky enough to be at the top of the food chain, with no natural enemies. These 17 animals are still threatened in some ways, especially due to climate change, but at least they’re not about to be eaten by another animal any time soon!
Cougar
Sciencing tells us that cougars have absolutely no natural predators, meaning they have free reign to hunt whatever they want, which they do a lot! These creatures feed a lot on deer, elk, and other small mammals all over North and South America, from Canada to Patagonia.
Bald Eagle
The mighty bald eagle of the U.S. is found throughout North America. You can bet your bottom dollar that pretty much every other animal is more scared of it than it is of them. This magnificent bird won’t be getting eaten, that’s for sure.
Electric Eel
A smaller animal that you might not have thought of as being at the top of the food chain, but actually is, is the electric eel. The fact that it’s able to generate up to 600 volts of electricity in order to kill prey might have something to do with that!
Great Horned Owl
Fortunately for the Great Horned Owl, their only natural enemy is…other Great Horned Owls, explains the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. They can fight one another quite viciously, but they’re at the top of the food chain otherwise, so that’s lucky for them.
Great White Shark
The coastal waters of South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as the North Atlantic, are full of the mighty Great White Shark. As many of us already know, this is a fearsome predator that no other animal wants to mess with!
Grizzly Bear
The Rocky Mountains of North America see many beautiful yet deadly Grizzly Bears. They like to spend their time feeding on fish, small mammals, and berries, but they will give us humans quite a fright if we run into one. In fact, no other animal would really try to hurt it, preferring instead to run away.
Jaguar
If you ever find yourself in the rainforests of Central and South America, keep an eye out for the Jaguar. You don’t want to run into one! Their diet might consist of deer, capybaras, caimans, etc., but they’ve been known to attack humans and certainly won’t let themselves be attacked.
Killer Whale
National Geographic explains that the mighty killer whale, otherwise known as the orca, is the world’s most powerful predator. So, it should come as no surprise to most people that it’s at the top of the food chain and, therefore, has no natural enemies.
Komodo Dragon
The Komodo Dragon is a stunning creature that looks like it has come from a prehistoric time. It’s native to the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang, and in none of these places does it find itself with a natural enemy, with many creatures afraid of it instead!
Lion
The king of the jungle is named as such for good reason. It’s about as high on the food chain as it could possibly be! The only time a lion ever gets hurt by another creature is if it gets defensively hit by the animals it hunts.
Polar Bear
At the other end of the climate spectrum is the mighty polar bear, native to Arctic regions. These bears are carnivorous, of course, feeding mainly on seals, which eat many other creatures as well. As you might expect, nobody wants to get on the wrong side of a polar bear!
Python
Into the reptile world again! The python is one of the few snakes that doesn’t have any natural enemies. For a start, it’s just too big for most animals to be able to eat it, but most of all, it’s probably going to be able to kill anything that tries.
Sperm Whale
On the subject of size getting in the way of a creature being eaten, the sperm whale is another such example. This massive specimen finds itself in the deep water of the world’s oceans, feeding on squid but not being fed on itself, that’s for sure.
Snow Leopard
According to Hertfordshire Zoo, Snow Leopards have no natural predators. However, they do say that human activity is reducing their habitat, and the hunting of their main prey species has led to a decline in their numbers. So, realistically and very sadly, we are their natural enemy.
Tiger
Like the lion, the tiger avoids any natural enemies by being downright scary! This fearsome big cat is so good at defending itself that even if any other creature wanted to take a bite out of one, it just wouldn’t be able to.
Tiger Shark
The second shark in our list of animals with no natural enemies is the tiger shark. The reasons for this are similar to those of the Great White. It’s a carnivorous beast that will devour basically everything in its path, and it’s an almighty, skillful predator.
Whale Shark
The whale shark isn’t so much of an aggressive creature in the way that a tiger shark and a Great White are, but that doesn’t mean it’s vulnerable to being consumed. This is the biggest shark in the world, so its sheer size prevents it from ever being eaten.
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