What is the most overrated animal?

Every animal here has a reputation bigger than its record. The lion lets the lionesses hunt, the koala sleeps twenty hours a day, and the shark is far less dangerous than the films suggest.

1

Lion

Called king of the jungle by people who know it lives on grassland, and it lets the females hunt.

2

Tiger

Magnificent, solitary, and mostly unsuccessful — the great majority of hunts fail.

3

Dolphin

Beloved, intelligent, and considerably less friendly than the reputation.

4

Giant Panda

An enormous conservation budget for an animal that eats the wrong food.

5

Koala

Sleeps twenty hours a day and is not a bear.

6

Peacock

All display, very little else.

7

Wolf

More cautious and less mythic than the folklore.

8

Great White Shark

Statistically far less dangerous than its film career suggests.

9

Bald Eagle

A national symbol that steals fish from ospreys.

10

Owl

Reputed wise, mainly because of the eyes.

11

Flamingo

Pink because of what it eats, famous for standing still.

12

Sloth

An entire personality built on being slow.

13

Penguin

Charming on film, unbearable to be near.

14

Honey Badger

One viral video did most of the work.