We all are taught in school that humans are the most powerful creature on planet earth. When I heard this for the first time, I just laughed it off as I was aware of the muscle power that animals like elephant, lion, king and cheetah possess. It is after getting further more lessons that I understood that mother nature has blessed us, humans, with the brightest mind that we can use to our own advantage and conquer even the mightiest of the creatures on the planet. It is the human mind that empowers us.
While nature is not homogeneous, it is very fair in the distribution of power. While animals lack a powerful and sharp mind they compensate it with their muscle power and other capabilities like extraordinary speed, biting strength and the power to hide. Most of the animals use their teeths and claws for hunting their prey and this is how they feed themselves. It not only helps them in getting their food but also helps them in fighting their adversaries. While you may think of the animal teeth as tiny penetrating objects, some animals have unimaginable strength in their jaws. We are going to talk about 8 animals with the most powerful bites in the world.
- Alligator Snapping Turtle: If you have a habit of petting turtles and think of them as calm and friendly creatures, this post is going to change your perception. Alligator Snapping turtles are known for a powerful bite, and they are the smallest creatures to have such a powerful hold. While these creatures are not identified as very aggressive but there have been incidents of people losing their fingers to these creatures in the freshwaters. The Alligator Snapping Turtles generate power of 1,000 pounds per square inch with their bite.
- Tiger: When we think of a tiger, we think of power, force, brute strength, speed and fear. Tigers hunt for living and incidents of humans and large herbivores animals like cows and buffaloes falling prey to the mighty big tigers have been very frequent in the past. A Tiger has immense strength and unlike other animals, they are capable of killing their prey alone. A tiger bite has a power of 1,050 pounds per square inches. The front four canines are the deadliest and they swing in the action first whenever a tiger is to hunt.
- Hyena: Hyenas are scavengers and they prefer getting a share in others’ meals rather than hunting on their own. This is why they get to eat the bones or innermost flesh on the prey as big animals like lions and tigers finish the soft flesh after taking their prey down. Therefore, having very strong teeth is a natural requirement for hyenas. As I said, nature is very fair in power distribution and that is why hyenas’ bite has a power of 1,100 pounds per square inch.
- Gorilla: Gorillas are huge and muscular animals with very strong arms and a real stronghold. Like other animals in the list, Gorillas don’t really need their teeth for hunting as they are herbivores and generally peaceful. But one should not confuse peace for weakness as a fight with the gorillas can prove to be the biggest and the last mistake of any animal. Their bite can generate a power of 1,300 pounds per square inch. Despite being so powerful, Gorillas are very peaceful with humans.
- Jaguar: Jaguar beats Tiger in terms of bite strength and that too by some margin. They are the cats with the most powerful bite on the planet. They also have the second most powerful bite of all the mammals. Their bite generates a power of 1,350 pounds per square inch and it is powerful enough to puncture a skull or any other bone. This is why turtles are their favourite prey as they like puncturing the thick and strong shells of turtles.
- Hippopotamus: With their enormous size, the bite strength of Hippos becomes evident. They are the most endangered animals in Africa. While they may look cute or friendly in their pictures or videos, they are extremely deadly in nature. They are the largest mammals and weigh nearly 4,000 pounds. This is why even a fierce push from these mammals may take you down. Despite their size, they are capable of moving really fast and their mouth is full of teeth. Their bite generates a power of 1,825 pounds per square inch that is the strongest by any mammal.
- Alligator: The deadly animal from South America is second on the list. There are two myths that are needed to be busted about alligators. First, they are not slow creatures and can move really fast. Second, they have an extremely strong bite. They earth fish, deer, birds, dogs and turtles. This doesn’t mean humans haven’t fallen prey to alligators. Alligators generate power of 2,125 pounds per square inch with their bite. There are several cases where humans got killed or lost their body parts after getting caught by alligators in Florida.
- Crocodile: Time for busting another myth: Alligators and crocodiles are not the same. While they look alike, crocodiles are considered as elder cousins of alligators. Crocodiles have the strongest bite on the planet. They are the largest reptiles on the planet and just like alligators, they can really move fast while chasing their prey. Unlike alligators, they may finish off a human in a blink of an eye. They generate a power of a whopping 3,700 pounds per square inch which is nearly 1,200 pounds per square inch more than the runner ups.
