21 Most Powerful Bites in The Animal Kingdom
Biting force can be explained as the maximum force exerted by masticatory muscle upon occlusal surface of teeth. You would remain surprised if you learned about some extraordinary bite forces in the animal kingdom.
Before getting into the animal world, let’s see how much biting force a healthy adult human can create. The human body’s maximum biting force can produce 160 pounds per inch. So, get ready to be surprised by knowing the biting force of some beasts of the Jungle.
Nature always surprises us in different ways. With a biting force of 40,000 PSI, Megalodon holds first in the list. It was 50 feet long and 50 tons heavy creature that used to live in the ocean 23 to 3.6 million years ago.
With a biting force of 7700 PSI, the next creature, known as the saltwater crocodile, can still be observed in salt water. Further third and fourth positions are also held by Nile crocodile and American Alligator with a bite force of 5000 and 2125, consecutively.
You can look at the infographic below to know more about the tremendous biting force of some other animals.
