Man vs Animals

[Mitchal]

Okay, get this. One day, suddenly, and without reason, something snaps inside the mind of every single non-human animal on the face of the Earth. Birds, fish, reptiles, rats, bats, ants, hell even the pets you have loved and cared for your entire life are dead set on killing the crap out of you.

So, could mankind in its current state have the ability to defend itself from every single animal on the planet?

I really don't see the need to give stats on this, but it's the rules so here ya go.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human

Extra: Now, seeing how insects and arachnids are probobly the biggest thing in the animal kingdom's arsenal, and may in fact give them a big advantage, we're going to see how this goes both with, and without bugs. So we have two matches, Humans against the entire animal kingdom, and Humans against animals, minus bugs.

I only threw that last bit in there, because I have no doubt that some people will think insects give animals an insta-win.

But, in my opinion, I think the humans would win out this battle either way. It might take a lot of raid, shotgun shells and DDT, but I have a feeling we'd get em'. Also, imagine us nuking the rain forest. Hah.

Also, another little extra. If all of the pets you have in your home were to turn against you, would you have what it takes to fight em’ off? Seeing how I only have two little toy dogs, no prob. But my bulldog that lives outside might be a bit more of a challenge.

[Primevalgodzilla V2]

I imagine millions will die from malaria, typhus and animal-brone diseases alone after reseivoirs of such viruses emerge from the Congo and Amazon jungles. And with all this devastation, I'd imagine humanity will turn against itself too. With the end of trade and globalisation after ships are destroyed by sharks or whales, I'dd imagine manking would get his arse handed to him inititally. But this battle ill last decades and after manking adjusts society to fit with this battle, they will turn the tide./ That is, if the majority of our population doesn;t undergo a mental breakdown.

Ugh, too many variables.

But all inall, I don't thuink there will be any real victor. There's no way mankind can fully destroy nature.

[Kiryu2012]

In a battle like this, it would be time to pull out the big guns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDB92GQI ... wLo34sxTo=

But seriously, there's no way mankind, just one species, would be able to beat the fury of Nature. So yeah, we would put up a valient effort, but in the end, we would simply be killed off by just about anything the animals throw at us.

[PopInPicsPresents]

Honestly if the animals actually intended to wipe us out the insects could probably do it alone in a month. Factor in the snakes and spiders and we're all skreeonk. We may be able to defend ourselves against the larger animals but the smaller insects will overpower us.

[Kaiju-King42]

This is one of the most creative matches i have ever seen. I like it!

[Gawdziller]

Birds alone could wipe us all out. See Birdemic: Shock and Terror.

[GojiFan]

People underestimate the resourcefulness of.. well, people. I could most definitely fend off my two 80+ pound german shepherds. It is all about knowing how to kill something. Bugs would be the biggest problem, but you could easily take care of that by wearing certain outfits. A lot would probably die, but humans would definitely win. Technology like guns, tanks, airplanes, etc far outweigh the advantage of numbers.

[Gyaos]

Interesting FM, but it would much better if it was animals vs a less technological world like the colonial times perhaps? Modern times vs animals is a curbstomp in humans favor. If we REALLY wanted to, we could see to it that humans are the only remaining creatures on earth.

[Rody]

Guys... Have you considered the dangers of deadly disease-carrying insects ACTIVELY SEEKING US OUT?!

Worse still, it sounds like we wouldn't even have a warning. We would have no way to prepare ourselves.
Humanity could be decimated.

[GodzillaXGomoraFight]

I am going with man this match due to technology. Disease and famine could go both ways in this match, but the animals would stillnot be able to combat human weapons and industrialization. If anything the animals will be slaughtered by a combination of pollution, napalm, and vehicles.

[NSZ]

If insects and arachnids weren't invovled, we'd win for sure. But if they were involved, heh, you can just close the chapter on humanity's claim as "dominant lifeform".

I mean, a lot a good your jet would do ya when there's a funnel web spider crawling up the inside of your trousers. A lot a good your launch computers will do ya when the ants disable them (fun fact: Ants are indeed capable of technological sabotage). A lot a good your pesticides will do ya when all they do for Argentine Ants is make them lay more eggs, thus more ants (ya know, the exact opposite of what pesticides are supposed to do). And let's not forget the bio-terrorists that are Mosquitos. Mosquito spray does not work as well as you think it does, folks. And christ, let's not foget the ninjas of the arachnids: ticks, who can also be considered bio-terrorists with the shit they carry. And then there's the Human Bot Fly... I could go on, really, but I don't wanna give you guys nightmares of an insect uprising.

[GojiFan]

^And know what stops every one of those? Protective gear. Bees can't even get past rudimentary heavy cloth. And humans have these nice things called flame throwers, and a hell of a lot more dangerous weapons than pesticides.

You ever watch the final episode of season 1 of the Walking Dead? The line Jenner had about what is inside of the CDC, and other facilities like it, is true. There are WAY more dangerous things in those facilities than pesticides. It is not exactly a well-kept secret that Russia has more than enough weaponized viruses/bacteria to kill billions of lives on Earth, both human and animal. Strains of Ebola and Small Pox that have near 100% fatality rates exist in those places. It would not surprise me in the slightest if the United States still had some biological weapons as well, even with their stock pile "destroyed" some 40 years ago.

[Primevalgodzilla V2]

Well, mankind is still makind- there will be total anarchy within weeks of the battle. I wouldn't be surprised if the CDC blew up days into the war. And let's face it, if that happens, humanity will be plenty more screwed than the millions of species of animal. Forget hospitals, those will be wrecked in a couple of weeks. Then there's the diseases reseivoir species like bats can spread, and humanit will be totally unprepared for. I seriously doubt mankind can ever wipe out all species on Earth- even if he could, the victory will be extremely short term as humanity would starve to death extremely quick.

[Rody]

^And know what stops every one of those? Protective gear. Bees can't even get past rudimentary heavy cloth.

How many people are going to HAVE protective gear and, more importantly, have it on when the bugs strike? Once again, I will point out that, from what it sounds like, the animal kingdom is attacking without warning.

Due to our horrendous ingenuity at designing WMD's, mankind could manage to win this war -- but not before we suffer an inordinate number of casualties. It would be the greatest disaster to befall mankind since Biblical times.

[Red-Death Gigan]

IF this ever happened, mankind would DIE! With ALL of nature against us at once, we're screwed. Even if we nuked the ENTIRE face of the planet, some animals would remain. We would not...

[Feline-Owl]

Really doubt Humans would last. Humans are not even that impressive, compared to other animals. They still die, and are one of the most fragile species in the animal Kingdom. I can see Humans become extinct during an Armageddon. But animals? They wouldn't care. They'd move on, evolve, learn to adapt to the changes like they had to when people began sprouting buildings(animals already take advantage of that). And hey, they'd probably see an improvement with no more people hindering their mobility.

People could kill million of animals, but many more would survive, adapt. And what would humans eat, if the animals are all infected with radiation? They'd kill themselves just as likely. Try to grow crops? Millions upon Millions of birds would not even give them a chance to step outside, let alone get some fresh air.

They'd clog the thrusters in airplanes, throw their bodies in jets, people would not be safe in the sky. In the sea? There's even more dangerous marine wildlife.

Their only chance is to stay holed up in an underground bunker.

[GojiFan]

Um, I'm sorry but when is the last time any animal has gotten to the moon, much less survived on it? Humans make up for a lack of natural weapons/defenses with technology. You think marine life is going to sink an aircraft carrier or a submarine? Please. The navy's sonar has actually been known to outright kill marine life, including the largest of animals- whales. That's right, the means of finding other military vessels kills marine life.

You severely underestimate the damage humans can do to animals and the environment in general while grossly over exaggerating the intelligence of animals. How exactly are birds going to know to clog the engines of planes? All they have is aggression toward humans, not a sudden awakened sense of intelligence.

Also, there are these things called plants, and they don't need to be grown outside. There would be a lot of casualties, but humans would win without a doubt. You also fail to mention how the animals are going to survive if they are focused on killing people. Many animals can't survive nearly as long as humans can without food, so unless they are going to be killing and eating each other, stopping to eat plants, or people (which there won't be nearly enough), they are going to die much faster since people have these nice things called freezers and canned foods.

[CatfaceFourtoes]

^
I agree. Humans have the most deadly natural adaptations of any animal. Hands for manipulating tools and objects, and a brain that actually allows humans to change the environment around them to serve their lifestyle. Man also has nukes, and if it came down to it would probably not care about their fellow men outside the bunkers they are hiding in enough not to use them to kill off most of the animals that could kill man. Plants and even animal tissue can be grown in labs under controlled conditions for a viable food source once everything above ground has been nuked. Plus, we have technology that allows us to track the migrations of large animal populations, and we have scientists whose sole study is on the behavior of animals, so it is not so likely that we would be caught unawares en mass by an animal uprising. Again, humans hunt track and dissect other living things to know how they work.

The only thing that would be a human weakness in this battle is the ability to empathize. Some people would initially probably be unable to bring themselves to commit wholesale slaughter of entire species. These animals gone berserk would not have that moral dilemma.

[Feline-Owl]

Um, I'm sorry but when is the last time any animal has gotten to the moon, much less survived on it? Humans make up for a lack of natural weapons/defenses with technology. You think marine life is going to sink an aircraft carrier or a submarine? Please. The navy's sonar has actually been known to outright kill marine life, including the largest of animals- whales. That's right, the means of finding other military vessels kills marine life.

You severely underestimate the damage humans can do to animals and the environment in general while grossly over exaggerating the intelligence of animals. How exactly are birds going to know to clog the engines of planes? All they have is aggression toward humans, not a sudden awakened sense of intelligence.

Also, there are these things called plants, and they don't need to be grown outside. There would be a lot of casualties, but humans would win without a doubt. You also fail to mention how the animals are going to survive if they are focused on killing people. Many animals can't survive nearly as long as humans can without food, so unless they are going to be killing and eating each other, stopping to eat plants, or people (which there won't be nearly enough), they are going to die much faster since people have these nice things called freezers and canned foods.

That is true.