Not strongest per size. Strongest overall.
2006-12-29 02:17:28 · 25 answers · asked by Perseus 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Love how so many people are saying shark.
How do you figure its a mammal though?
In bite tests the lion came out on top of wolves and other cats but I don't know if they've tested tigers which should simply by the fact that they're bigger (Siberian tiger is biggest cat of all) have a stronger bite.
Outside Mammalia the crocodiles have the strongest bite - stronger even than sharks. You might be able to get to the National Geographic stats by putting strongest bite in to a search engine. This is an interesting follow up: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061129094125.htm
Regards.
2006-12-29 02:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hyena at 800 pounds per square inch. Although according to a different source the hyenas bite is 1,000 pounds per square inch. Only crocodiles, alligators, and sharks bite with more force than the hyena which can crush the femur dead elephant in one bite with its jaws. A jaguar has the overall highest bite force of any feline.
Although the hyena has the strongest bite force of all the mammals that have had their bite force measured there are a few animals still that have not had their bite force measured to my knowledge that may in fact surpass the hyena in force. For example, killer whales and sperm whales.
2006-12-29 04:02:39 · answer #2 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An Australian study showed that the Tasmanian Devil has the strongest bite among all living mammals. However, the marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) had the most powerful bite among extinct and living mammals. Incidentally, both animals come from the Australian continent. Unfortunately, sharks are cartaliginous or elasmobranch fishes (Chondricthiyes)and they do not qualify to have the strongest mammalian bite.
2006-12-29 02:35:58 · answer #3 · answered by inquirer 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No Lion: Marsupials Have Fiercest Bite, Study Says
James Owen
for National Geographic News
April 5, 2005
The most ferocious biters among mammals aren't lions, tigers, or wolves, but meat-eating marsupials, a new study says.
Scientists in Australia estimated, for the first time, the bite force of a wide range of mammalian carnivores. The researchers found that, pound for pound, the Tasmanian devil is the most powerful biter alive today.
2006-12-29 02:30:21 · answer #4 · answered by Michael I 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jaguar---Overall
Tasmanian Devil-- strongest per size
A study has revealed that an extinct meat-eating marsupial lion may have had the strongest bite among mammals
2006-12-29 02:24:38 · answer #5 · answered by Som™ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure But I know hippos have one hell of a chomp.
And to all the idiots that answered the question before me... A SHARK IS NOT A MAMMAL!!!
2006-12-29 02:26:11 · answer #6 · answered by Joseph K 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My Kitten! On a more serious note i would say a Pit Bull terrier, when they have something in their jaw it will take a awful lot to get it out. I wouldnt fancy a Lion having a go either
2006-12-29 02:27:59 · answer #7 · answered by Michele 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the jaguar
A comparative study of bite force adjusted for body size ranked them as the top felid, alongside the clouded leopard and ahead of the lion and tiger,
2006-12-29 02:31:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I Think its a Polar Bear. And no I ain't joking either they may look cute but if you see em in real life they'll Sh*t you up!
2006-12-29 02:28:20 · answer #9 · answered by Gilly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wild Dog , then The Honey Badger..then Hyena....The G/W shark relies on the way it bites down on prey ( then shakes its head to "Saw" through flesh )
2006-12-29 02:24:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋