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12-31-2016, 11:23 AM

(12-31-2016, 05:10 AM)brotherbear Wrote: I wouldn't consider the results of any bite-force testing completely accurate. The animals have no real reason to "give it their all". But, after numerous tests we do know for sure that no mammal can bite with greater force than a crocodile. As for the gorilla and the lion, I'm not so sure. The gorilla has a ridge on his skull which holds some massive jaw muscles. His choice foods are some really tough vegetation.

It is true that many studies might not be able to make animals bite their hardest with maximum effort, but based on the skull structure and predatory habits of most predators, a lion (or any other large carnivore) would have a significant advantage over a gorilla in terms of bite force; lion has a larger sagital crest than a gorilla (comparing averages).

Maybe even the crocodiles in the studies aren't trying, and if that is the case, then it proves that they win over most (if not all) extant animals in terms of bite force if they tried.
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check out tis monster - chaos - 11-28-2014, 07:48 PM
huge crocs - chaos - 07-05-2015, 08:31 PM
Crocodile, the killler of water - sanjay - 11-27-2015, 12:08 PM
RE: Crocodile, the killler of water - Polar - 12-31-2016, 11:23 AM



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