Watch the Terrifying Moment a Huge Barracuda Turns On a Dime to Attack the Person Filming

Research is filled with opinions from scientists and animal experts who spend years of their lives studying animals in the wild. And while they offer the most factual opinions out there on wild animals, there is no way to know how every animal will react definitively. And knowing for sure whether or not they will attack humans is something scientists and experts can advise on, but never say for certainty. 

Let’s look at some animals researchers point to that they won’t attack humans. 

What Animals Won’t Attack Humans?

Through careful documentation and years of study, research points to animals such as the African wild dog and the common squirrel that won’t attack humans. Let’s take a look at these two. 

Will the African Wild Dog Attack Humans?

The African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, though known for its carnivorous behavior and can be very aggressive in their pack mentality as it hunts, is not known to attack humans. While this might be considered rule of thumb, this does not mean that it can never happen.

According to the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, two people have been attacked and killed by an African wild dog. So, while yes, in the grand scheme of things, two deaths don’t make African wild dogs aggressive toward humans, it is enough to see that wild animals can be unpredictable. 

Will the Common Squirrel Attack Humans?

The common squirrel of the family Sciuridae is an animal we all know well. We only need to look out of our windows; you will undoubtedly see a squirrel scurry by at some point. Research here also points to the common squirrel not being aggressive or attacking humans.

However, back in 2017, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced that a squirrel had bitten five people. While they knew squirrels aren’t known to have rabies, they assumed this squirrel was rabid because it was attacking people. 

So, we see wild animals, and their situations aren’t always predictable.

Will a Barracuda Attack Humans?

This next section takes us to our video posted below; a diver is filming a barracuda that is swimming in front of him. He is staying a safe distance back and watching this animal, who is not known to be aggressive to humans. 

Suddenly, the barracuda turns and, with quick speeds, swims right up to the diver and crashes into the person filming, and the sounds of their camera breaking happen!

This diver is lucky it was only the camera that broke!

Check out the Amazing Video Below!

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