Ouch! 10 Animals With Incredibly Strong Bites
These 10 animals have strong bites to help them eat, defend themselves and survive in the wild. To compare, the average adult human’s bite is only 150 pounds per square inch (PSI).
1. SALTWATER CROCODILE
Bite strength: 3,700 pounds per square inch (PSI)
2. AMERICAN ALLIGATOR
Bite strength: 2,125 PSI
3. HIPPOPOTAMUS
Bite strength: 1,800 PSI, strong enough to bite a croc in half.
4. JAGUAR
Bite strength: 1,500 PSI, sufficient to crack a turtle shell.
5. GORILLA
Bite strength: 1,300 PSI. Strong neck muscles help gorillas chew tough plants.
6. POLAR BEAR
Bite strength: 1,200 PSI
7. SPOTTED HYENA
Bite strength: 1,100 PSI, necessary to crush large bones.
8. BENGAL TIGER
Bite strength: 1,050 PSI
9. GRIZZLY BEAR
Bite strength: 975 PSI, strong enough to crush a bowling ball.
10. LION
Bite strength: 650 PSI
An Orca, 19,000 PSI. By by great whites, their favorite meal.
another animal with high bite force is the great white shark which has a bite force of 4000 PSI which is a little less then the Tasmanian devil
Thanks for the information about these dangerous animals lurking around.This was a cool artical about some of the most dangerous animals.
*watchs animals in the wild* ‘Why are all the people sleeping?’
Oh snap.
Dang!!!!!