Bite force, a measure of the strength of an animal's bite, helps researchers understand a species' role in the ecosystem.

The animal with the strongest bite ever documented in scientific literature is the saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ), recorded during a 2012 study of the bite forces of all 23 living ...

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Tyrannosaurus rex and megalodon are repeat science fiction stars for a reason: Their bites were ferocious. But which extinct and living creatures actually exert the strongest bite force? Bite force, ...

It’s official–the coconut crab has the strongest grip of any animal. Researchers at the Okinawa Churashima Foundation in Japan, found that a coconut crab’s pinching power corresponds with its size — ...

Crocodiles may be the world's champion chompers, killing with the greatest bite force ever directly measured for living animals, a new study says. In fact, their bite forces may rival that of mighty T ...