All the smaller species had smaller bite forces. The 17-foot saltwater crocodiles generated a bite force of 3,700 pounds (1,680 kg), but when those numbers were scaled up to the historically ...

The king cobra, a venomous snake, and the crocodile, a powerful reptile, are analyzed for their traits in a hypothetical ...

The bite force is powerful enough to snag a zebra or antelope by the hoof and drag it kicking and bleating into the water ...

Crocodiles use their strong jaws and body weight to dominate underwater combat, while anacondas use their enormous muscular strength to confine their prey. In contrast to anacondas, which move slowly ...

Zanele Ndlovu was canoeing in Africa when a crocodile attacked her and her then fiancée Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los Angeles ...

Previous assessments relied on extrapolations from crocodile bites or fossil T ... “quite surprising,” Bates told us: a maximum bite force of almost 12,800 pounds, about the equiva­lent ...

The lower jaw acts like a lever with muscles forcing the jaws closed with the prey inside. Temnodontosaurus could bite with twice as much force as a saltwater crocodile.

punctured with bite marks, from the sea before sending it to Bhyangkara Hospital for a post-mortem exam. Police said conservationists were at the scene to prevent similar crocodile attacks.

Modern-day saltwater crocodiles, which hold the chomping record for any living animal, clamp down with a force of 16,460 newtons - only about 25% as strong as a T. rex's bite. Some creatures need ...