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Along with each animal on the countdown, the program presents a computer graphics segment which compares the animal's ability with something equivalent in humans by computer animation in green (in the short-lived half-hour mode, blue) also color of both logos, followed by an interview segment with people who share some common trait.

 

The series is made in New Zealand by a small production team at NHNZ. As of March 2008, there have been 77 episodes.

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* [[Badass]]: This programme shows you ''why'' some animals are that Badass in nature.

* [[Killer Rabbit]]: Many of the highest ranking animals are also the smallest (example: The Most Extreme Fighter was the [[Strong Ants|ant]], while The Most Extreme Predator was the ''shrew''.)

* [[Top Ten List]]: Of the most Badass animals in a category, no less.

 

* [[In a Single Bound]]

 

* [[Big Eater]]

* [[Extreme Omnivore]]

 

* [[Super Speed]]

 

* [[Explosive Breeder]]

 

* [[Trickster Archetype]]

 

* [[Nigh Invulnerable]]: The water bear, which can survive extreme temperature, lack of water, high radiation and even in a vacuum!

 

* [[Zerg Rush]]: The ants won this one as they attack in numbers ''and'' use co-operation to defeat their opponents.

 

 

* [[Super Strength]]

 

 

* [[Mister Seahorse]]: The most extreme dad was the seahorse, due to this trope.

 

* [[Australian Wildlife]]: Box jellyfish, Sea snake, Cone Snail, Blue-ringed octopus, Stonefish, Scorpion, Platypus and Stingray.

* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]: Sea Snake, and Gila Monster.

* [[Scary Scorpions]]: Especially the venomous ones!

** [[It Got Worse|All scorpions are venomous]]. [[Exact Words|It's just that only a few are dangerous to humans.]]

 

* [[Hyperactive Metabolism]]: In the literal sense. The shrew was the winner as it ''required'' to eat three times their own body weight in one day to survive. And that meant ''lots of killing'', hence giving it the title.

 

* [[Smelly Skunk]]: No surprise that the skunk was the winner.

 

* [[Super Senses]]

 

* [[Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism]]: The male [[Alluring Anglerfish|anglerfish]] is tiny, and attaches itself to the female anglerfish so that it can ''suck her blood and reproduce with her''. (unsurprisingly, the anglerfish was the winner)

 

* [[Big Badass Wolf]]: The wolf won this one. When people heard a wolf howling, people think the wolf is out to get them. That is why they believed in werewolves, even though there has never been a healthy wild wolf killing a human in North America. [[Never Live It Down]], indeed.

* [[Piranha Problem]]: The piranha's aggressiveness is exaggerated. When they're not hungry or are asleep, they flee from anything that disturbs them, including humans. This got them second place.

 

* [[Panthera Awesome]]: However, the winner of the category was the {{spoiler|[[Cats Are Mean|house cat]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Cats Are Mean]]}}: {{spoiler|The house cat was the most extreme killer cat as it can hunt and kill over 1000 species of animals. ''[[For the Evulz|FOR FUN]]''.}}

** Justified, in that {{spoiler|house cats are more likely to engage in what is known as "Surplus Killing" (IE: When an predator kills another animal without eating it). House cats were originally domesticated to hunt rodents in farmhouses and storage areas that were eating the crops. However, thanks to modern-day cat food, cats no longer need to hunt mice for food. Their predatory instincts are still there, however, and said instincts are so strong that they'll simply hunt and kill rodents even when they don't need to.}}

 

 

* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]]: The reason why the Chihuahua won- it was the dog that was the most different from its ancestor, the [[Big Badass Wolf|wolf]].

 

* [[Poisonous Person|Poisonous Animal]]

 

 

* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]

 

* [[Berserk Button]]

* [[Groin Attack]]: The Honey badger is rumoured to attack animals by biting their most private parts.

* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: The reason why the bull elephant won- almost nothing in [[Real Life]] can stop one when it gets pissed off.

 

* [[And I Must Scream]]: The fates of these animals, all three of which get stuck in suspended animation before they get killed.

** Ant– It can stay in suspended animation for as much as eight weeks when it ingests a liver fluke liver fluke.

** Tarantula– They are paralyzed by a tarantula hawk and used as storage for its young, and can stay in suspended animation for as much as two weeks until it gets eaten by the baby wasp.

 

* [[Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism]]: The anglerfish won for having the ''male'' as an appendage of the female (see "Oddities")

 

 

* [[Never Live It Down]]: In-Universe: the lemming and its false reputation for committing suicide gave it the 1st place.

 

* [[Psycho Electric Eel]]: Its weird weapon was [[Shock and Awe|electric shocks]]. (It won the category because of this)

* [[Shock and Awe]]: The electric eel

 

* [[Made a Slave]]: The Amazonian ant does this to other species of ants by raiding their victims' nests and stealing their eggs. The ants that hatch are then made slaves to the Amazonian ants. (It won because of this ruthless behaviour)

 

* [[Feathered Fiend]]: The Terror bird, which won second place.

* [[Stock Dinosaurs]]: [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]], Smilodon and Wooly Mammoths.

** Also, Saber-toothed cats were not the ancestors of the clouded leopards, but instead went extinct leaving no descendants.

 

* [[Bioluminescence Is Cool]]: The entire focus of this episode.

 

* [[Healing Factor]]: The ability of the salamander, which gave it first place.

 

* [[Flight]]

 

* [[Puppeteer Parasite]]: Toxoplasma.

 

* [[Improvised Weapon|Improvised Tool]]: The main focus of the episode.

 

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[[Category:Animal Planet]]

[[Category:The Most Extreme]]