And the King of the Jungle ain’t one of them…
20. Cougar
PSI: 350
The cougar, which is also commonly referred to as a puma, mountain lion or panther, is the second largest cat in North America. It can crush the skulls and spines of large prey such as wolves and even horses.
19. Gray/Grey Wolf
PSI: 406
Wolves are the largest members of the dog family. Their bite force is sufficient to break open and crush bones with only a few bites.
18. Mastiff (Domestic Dog)
PSI: 556
The Mastiff has the highest bite force out of all of man’s best friends. You might brush getting bit by a dog to the side, but statistically a dog is the most likely to bite you out of anything on this list.
17. Great White Shark
PSI: 669
The most well know (and lest cuddle-y) of all the sharks. They don’t need a huge amount of force because their teeth cut through the flesh of their prey like knife through butter.
16. African Lion
PSI: 691
Lions actually have the weakest bite among big cats so far. They kill by strangulation by biting their preys neck.
15. Jaguar
PSI: 700
Jaguars have the strongest bite compared to size among cat family. Their teeth can pierce through skulls and even turtle shells.
14. Brown Bear
PSI: 850
Bears are mostly omnivorous as their teeth are adapted for a vegetable diet, but that doesn’t mean they can’t bite through your torso if they’re angry enough.
13. Kodiak Bear
PSI: 930
Sure, their teeth are developed (like the brown bear) for a vegetative diet, but Kodiak Bears are the largest type of bear on planet Earth, making their bite something you’d probably like to avoid.
12. Siberian Tiger
PSI: 950
Tigers have the strongest bite among big cats. Similar to lions, tigers prefer to bite the throat until the prey dies of strangulation. Which, if you think about it, actually kind of works to your advantage if one decides you’re on the menu.
11. Alligator Snapping Turtle
PSI: 1004
Despite having no teeth, the Alligator Snapping Turtle still has a mouthful of nope. Their powerful jaws can easily amputate human fingers and pineapples
10. Bengal Tiger
PSI: 1050
The national animal of both India and Bangladesh. These guys can be heavy, the heaviest known Bengal was 388.7 kg.
9. Spotted/ Striped Hyena
PSI: 1100
Largely scavengers their teeth are more specialized for consuming coarse food, crushing and digesting large bones and filling your dreams with nopes.
8. Polar Bear
PSI: 1235
Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present.
7. Grizzly Bear
PSI: 1250
Standing as tall as 2.5 m (8 ft) and weighing up to 360 kg (800 lbs.), the grizzly bear is a subspecies of brown bear that inhabits western Canada and the northwestern United States. In some places, the grizzly is nicknamed the silver tip bear for the silvery, grizzled sheen in its fur. In other places (like exactly where I’m at) it’s known as a murder-floof.
6. Bull Shark
PSI: 1250
These can be found in both saltwater and freshwater and can travel far up rivers, making them extra terrifying.
5. Silverback Gorilla
PSI: 1300
Gorillas live on the green, volcanic slopes of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Primary herbivores, their jaws are adapted to chew and digest hard plants like bamboo.
4. Hippopotamus
PSI: 1821
Although they’re herbivores, they have the strongest bite among all mammals. it is also extremely unpredictable, making it the most dangerous mammal in Africa
3. American
PSI: 2125
Alligators feed by grabbing and holding onto their prey, they have evolved sharp teeth for tearing and holding onto flesh.
2. Nile Crocodile
PSI: 5000
Crocodiles have quite smaller jaw muscles and teeth anatomy adaptation like alligators. They have the strongest bite ever measured on living animals
1. Saltwater Crocodile
PSI: 7700
What do you get when you mix the world’s strongest bite force, tons of sharp teeth and a move known as ‘the death roll’? This cuddly bastard. Saltwater Crocodiles are likely the world’s champion chompers, killing with the greatest bite force ever directly measured for living animals. In fact, their bite forces may rival that of mighty T. rex.
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