Which animal has the most fearsome bite?

Crocodiles, big cats, sharks and a bone-crushing dinosaur. Measured force and pure dread don't always agree.

1. 1
   Saltwater crocodile

   The living record holder for measured bite force.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Megalodon

   The extinct giant shark with teeth up to 18 cm long.
   914pts
3. 3
   Tyrannosaurus rex

   The dinosaur with the strongest bite of any known land animal, able to crunch through bone.
   731pts
4. 4
   Orca

   The ocean's top predator, with 10 cm interlocking teeth.
   705pts
5. 5
   Nile crocodile

   Africa's river ambusher, which drags zebra and wildebeest under water.
   632pts
6. 6
   Deinosuchus

   A Cretaceous alligator relative up to 10 metres long that may have preyed on dinosaurs.
   548pts
7. 7
   Hippopotamus

   A territorial herbivore with half-metre tusks and a gape of 150 degrees.
   448pts
8. 8
   Jaguar

   The big cat that kills by biting straight through the skull.
   448pts
9. 9
   Tasmanian devil

   A small marsupial with one of the strongest bites for its size of any mammal.
   448pts
10. 10
    Spotted hyena

    A scavenger and hunter whose jaws crack open bones.
    448pts
11. 11
    American alligator

    The Southern swamp giant whose jaws snap shut with enormous force.
    329pts
12. 12
    Great white shark

    A shark with rows of serrated, replaceable teeth.
    329pts
13. 13
    Grizzly bear

    A brown bear whose bite can crush a bowling ball.
    329pts
14. 14
    Tiger

    The largest living cat, with canines up to 7.5 cm long.
    329pts
15. 15
    Alligator snapping turtle

    A prehistoric-looking turtle that lures fish with a worm-shaped tongue.
    329pts
16. 16
    Gorilla

    The largest primate, with jaw muscles built for tough stems and bark.
    0pts

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