Including fishes, sharks, toothed whales, big cats, living today.
2006-12-29 03:06:17 · 26 answers · asked by Perseus 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Strongest bite irrespective of size. The bigger jaws, the bigger exerted pressure.
2006-12-29 03:28:03 · update #1
Purely in terms of pounds exerted per square-inch, I believe the strongest bite recorded of any living animal belongs to the Great White Shark.
The damage inflicted by a bite is not just a matter of jaw strength, however. The shape of the teeth, placement, leverage exerted by position, and a host of other factors come into the equation as well.
A Great White's teeth are admirably suited for slicing huge chunks of flesh out of their victim - but are not so good at crushing (like a hyena or parrotfish), or precise application of piercing damage to a vital part of the anatomy (like cats).
2006-12-29 03:57:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I thought the Hyena had the strongest bite force in the animal kingdom, but upon further research I found that the correct answer is the American Alligator. Check out the article below for my source.
2006-12-29 16:18:56 · answer #2 · answered by Cannons610 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An analysis of mammalian bite force, corrected for body size, shows that the devil has the strongest bite of any living mammal.The power of the jaw is in part due to its comparatively large head. A Tasmanian Devil also has one set of teeth that grows slowly throughout its life.
2006-12-29 12:05:30 · answer #3 · answered by farhan ferdous 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As for pound per square inch of strength in the jaw, the number one creature with the most powerful jaw/muscles is the white shark. It is followed up by the pit bull.
2006-12-29 15:39:30 · answer #4 · answered by vala_nyx 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hyena has the strongest jaws and hence the strongest bite. Its a fact.
2006-12-29 11:31:11 · answer #5 · answered by Tauba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A test was done on one of the wild life programs on the tele .The guy was American and he tested everything you can thing of ,and the crocodile had the strongest bite
2006-12-29 12:49:16 · answer #6 · answered by llamedos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alligator
2006-12-29 11:17:37 · answer #7 · answered by paulrb8 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hippopotamus
2006-12-29 11:12:17 · answer #8 · answered by Sir Sidney Snot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im thinking its between the nile croc and a blue whale lol
2006-12-29 16:34:53 · answer #9 · answered by knowledge_of_the_flame 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd guess crocodile or great white shark would exert most psi.
2006-12-29 11:14:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋