The animal with the strongest bite ever documented in scientific literature is the saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ) ...

We discover strange new animal species every year. From prehistoric creatures that were pure nightmare fuel to venomous species that can kill you in minutes, the world has also seen its share of truly ...

Earlier research has shown that bite force in living reptiles like crocodiles scales with body mass, but most dinosaur studies relied on 2D skull outlines. Those methods overlooked the complex ways ...

Among the most impressive physical attributes wild animals bring to bear in their battle for survival is the ability to simply chomp down hard. Not surprisingly, when it comes to what animal has the ...

Anacondas and crocodiles share dangerous waters, but size, speed, and bite force change everything. When these river giants clash, science reveals which predator likely walks away alive.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - As a frame of reference, each animal bite you’ll read about will be measured in pounds per square inch, or PSI. We’ll use the human bite as a baseline, which averages 162 PSI ...

Bite force quotients – considering both bite force and body size – compare the powerful bites of black piranha (S. rhombeus) and now-extinct Megapiranha (M. paranensis) with barracuda, blacktip shark ...

Using sophisticated computer modelling techniques they have also calculated that the bite force of the great white's extinct relative, the gigantic fossil species Carcharodon megalodon (also known as ...

Video Briefly Compares Bite Force Across Dog Breeds, Showing How Size and Jaw Structure Affect Potential Impact ...

Scientists have experimentally measured the bite force of adult T. rexes but not of younger tyrannosaurs. Fossils with juvenile bite marks have now allowed experts to experimentally test how hard ...

The mighty Tyrannosaurus rex's bite was far less impressive for its body size than the bite of a much smaller modern dinosaur — a tiny Galapagos finch. Researchers recently crunched the numbers to ...