# Which animal would take down 4 humans the quickest? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 9, 2015, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612 "2015-05-09T09:31:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612/21 "2015-05-09T22:52:36Z")
Yep. Angry elephant in musth could kill 4 men in minutes, if not under a minute. Long reach with the trunk, sweeping tusks, stomping feet, definitely faster than a man… ---
**Author:** ![scoots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@scoots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scoots)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612/22 "2015-05-09T23:26:34Z")
I also think elephant - one under each foot ---
**Author:** ![Last\_Glacial\_Maximum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Last\_Glacial\_Maximum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Last_Glacial_Maximum)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612/23 "2015-05-09T23:32:21Z")
A male chimpanzee in a rage would destroy four people in record time ! . ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612/24 "2015-05-10T15:18:35Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Some of the smaller cats have been killed 1v1. I think mostly by jamming an arm down its throat and choking it. > > I’m going human with a flamethrower. You never said the animal had to be unarmed. Well if you’re going there then a .45 pistol in the hands of an accurate shooter would be very quick. 4 quick rounds to 4 nearby heads. What, 2-3 seconds? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612/25 "2015-05-10T16:43:30Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Well if you’re going there then a .45 pistol in the hands of an accurate shooter would be very quick. 4 quick rounds to 4 nearby heads. What, 2-3 seconds? Human, finger on the button on the detonator for the nuke hidden under the sand. Microseconds! ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612/26 "2015-05-10T17:02:03Z")
> [@glee](#): > > A **skunk** would incapacitate pretty quickly … but if you want death, go for a **honey badger**. :eek: You are a very funny man. Maybe a stinky man too! ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612/27 "2015-05-10T17:43:21Z")
One of the larger cats, based on stories from African/Asiatic hunting and predator removal. I’d like this comfirmed, but one of the reasons hippo attacks are deadly is that they occur in and around the water, where an ordinarily survivable injury can result in drowning. Another reason I’m picking a Great Cat is that, unlike cape buffalo, crocs, rhinos, etc…, they often go out of their way to attack multiple people during a charge, as opposed ‘just’ charging in a straight line and ruining the day of anyone in the path. Wounded leopards in particular, are known for bringing enough hate for everyone in the area, not just the guy directly in front of them. Hard to believe the stories when you get close to one in the flesh, and see just how small they are, but there you go. If arms are allowed, then it’s a human with a repeating firearm, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612/28 "2015-05-10T19:49:09Z")
My guess is that would be a human female. She can reduce a man to a little puddle on the floor with just a few words. I know because I have been puddled several times and it feels terrible. If anyone wants to know details, I would be willing to tell you. ---
**Author:** ![ChickenLegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@ChickenLegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickenLegs)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612/29 "2015-05-10T22:46:15Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > Your link clearly shows a 3-legged hippo - surely not the best candidate. > > I’d be inclined to go with a large bear - grizzly or polar. These can run very fast (~35 mph) and easily maim or kill with a single swipe of a paw. Nothing an unarmed human can do would have the least effect here. > **[His name is C. Dale Petersen](https://randazza.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/his-name-is-c-dale-petersen/)** > > Compared to C. Dale Petersen, even Chuck Norris is a pussy…. Rocky Mountain Grizzly Bear Jackson Hole, Wyoming This bear was taken by world famous hunter and hunting guide C. Dale Petersen of… C. Dale Petersen killed a grizzly by shoving his arm down its throat, then biting its jugular. ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612/30 "2015-05-10T22:58:08Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Tyrannosaurus rex. Or failing that, an African elephant, assuming it’s somehow motivated to kill the humans. I think this is an important point. Hippos and elephants are not going to be motivated to kill humans like a hungry large cat would be. Cats eat people, hippos and elephants don’t. However, I think the quickest kill would be if all four men were carrying off a Grizzly cub and they ran into mom. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-would-take-down-4-humans-the-quickest/719612.md?page=1)