An elephant would win in a tiger vs elephant fight. The tiger is undoubtedly a fierce beast, and it might stand the best chance out of all other land-dwelling animals of successfully hunting an adult elephant. Yet, the elephant's size and power are simply indomitable.
Elephants, especially bears, are among the large animals that tigers are terrified of. To escape from them, tigers frequently climb trees.
Aside from humans, lions are the only predators powerful enough to kill an elephant. The males, being 50% heavier than the females, are especially suited to the task. It typically takes seven lionesses to kill an elephant, but just two males could do the same. Even a single male can overpower a young elephant.
An elephant would win in an elephant vs lion fight. A single lion does not pose much of a threat to a fully grown elephant. The elephant is simply too large for the lion to handle. The only way it could win a fight is if it managed to bite and claw the elephant all over and make it bleed to death.
If an adult male elephant and an adult male tiger fought, 9 out of 10 times the elephant wins. 9 is a key number here. There are instances where a tiger has made a full grown elephant retreat.
In an elephant vs hippo fight, the elephant is going to win. Assuming both creatures are fully grown adults, the elephant is just too big for the hippo to handle. Hippos are too smart to pick a fight with an elephant, so they have no idea what it takes to bring one down.
#6: Crocodiles
What is most likely to kill an elephant is the crocodile biting the elephant's trunk off. The elephant may then die as a result of not being able to eat and drink properly, or even breathe. On the other hand, a crocodile is most likely to kill a baby elephant and is most successful in its watery turf.
Elephants, especially bears, are among the large animals that tigers are terrified of. To escape from them, tigers frequently climb trees. A crocodile's razor-sharp jaw might even kill a tiger.
Lion will usually avoid adult elephant, and attack youngsters only if they have become separated from the herd. However, some prides have learned how to take down full-grown adults under dire circumstances when other food sources are scarce.
Key Points. Elephants and rhinos are the animals most likely to kill lions. The humble porcupine is a threat to mighty lions.
The bear might inflict a few gashes or bites against the elephant, but that is not enough to kill it. Polar bears do not even have the benefit of a large pack to bring down an elephant, either. Just about everything an elephant would do to attack a polar bear would be fatal, either by goring or stomping it to death.
Elephants are afraid of bees. Let that sink in for a second. The largest animal on land is so terrified of a tiny insect that it will flap its ears, stir up dust and make noises when it hears the buzz of a beehive. Of course a bee's stinger can't penetrate the thick hide of an elephant.
An elephant would beat a bear in a fight. Even though we have granted this hypothetical bear the best features of all the various species, the fact remains that they cannot do enough damage to kill an adult elephant. A fully grown bull elephant would most likely smell or hear a bear coming long before it showed up.
Tigers are naturally afraid of fire …
… but they're still forced to jump through rings of fire in circus shows! This means that they're more afraid of being punished by their trainers than they are of the flames.
In most lion vs elephant interactions the lions, even if there are a number of them, will show a healthy level of respect for even a loan elephant.
Because of their size and strength, adult tigers don't have many predators. Humans are predators of this animal. Elephants and bears can also pose a threat to them. Tiger cubs have a lot more predators than adults – including hyenas, crocodiles, and snakes.
The tiger and lion are both apex predators, meaning they are both at the top of a food chain with no natural predators of their own. Both have sharp paws and teeth, suitable for tearing flesh from their prey, and are expert hunters. The tiger and lion are candidates for the throne of king of the jungle. /VCG.
Honey badgers are small, but aren't afraid to take on larger animals. Honey badgers are often called the fiercest animal on the planet. They also hunt poisonous snakes with ease.
Elephant
In brute strength, elephants are the strongest mammals and the strongest land animals. African elephants can weigh up to 6,350kg and they can carry up to 9,000kg, the weight of 130 adult humans.
Predators. Asiatic wild dogs called dholes may prey upon tigers but these rare attacks are usually countered with drastic losses to the dholes' pack. Humans are the greatest threat to all tiger populations.
The Biggest weakness of a Tiger or Tigress is to go for a Bait animal like a Goat, Sheep or Cattle as they will look to Hunt the easiest form of prey without much of a fuss, chase or struggle, and Domesticated animals tempt them to come near Human settlements and take away Poultry and livestock.
Just as elephants and lions have some animosity toward each other, so do elephants and rhinos. Rhinos are quite commonly killed by elephants, particularly young bull elephants. It may have to do with competition for food.
A black mamba bite is sufficient in toxicity and volume to kill an adult elephant. Nairobi beetles are about 15 times more toxic than a cobra.
A tiger shark would almost always kill a crocodile. Tiger shark wins 9 times out of 10. In the open water, the tiger shark will always have the advantage over the crocodile.