Hyena fending off a pack of wild dogs in Africa. Hyenas have the 8th most powerful bite in the animal kingdom in fact. Coming in at around 1100 psi, a hyena's bite far surpasses even the strongest human bites (~200 psi).
What’s the strongest? I remember seeing a nature documentary a while back that ranked the strongest bites in the animal kingdom based on PSI. IIRC, the top 3, in order, were 1) Alligator snapping turtle, 2) Hyena, 3) Jaguar
I get it, but I do find the argument that hunting is cruel to be a tad short-sighted, given the way most wild animals will meet their demise (starvation, eaten by something else, etc). Not that hunting is humane, but, you know....not many hunters are eating animals and their in utero babies alive from the ass end.
Juggsian research shows the Nile Crock is #1. List after that differs from site to site but the #1 seems to be unanimous.
I remember those being way down the list. They measured the bites of saltwater and Nile crocs, American alligators, hippos, great white sharks, lions, and various other animals, and none came close to the snapping turtle, hyena, and jaguar.
https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/top-10-which-animals-have-the-strongest-bite/ Spoiler 10. Hyena Hyena © iStock Bite force: 1,100psi Distribution: Sub-Saharan Africa Advertisement 9. Grizzly bear Grizzly bear © iStock Bite force: 1,160psi Distribution: Canada and USA 8. Polar bear Polar bear © iStock Bite force: 1,200psi Distribution: Arctic Circle 7. Gorilla Gorilla © iStock Bite force: 1,300psi Distribution: Forests of central Africa 6. Bull shark Bull shark © iStock Bite force: 1,350psi Distribution: Warm coastal areas, rivers and lakes worldwide 5. Jaguar Jaguar © iStock Bite force: 1,500psi Distribution: Southwestern USA, Central America, South America 4. Hippopotamus Hippopotamus © iStock Bite force: 1,800psi Distribution: Sub-Saharan Africa 3. American alligator American alligator ©iStock Bite force: 2,125psi Distribution: Southern USA 2. Saltwater crocodile Saltwater crocodile © Getty Images Bite force: 3,700psi Distribution: India, Southeast Asia, Australia 1. Nile crocodile Nile crocodile © iStock Bite force: 5,000psi Distribution: Sub-Saharan Africa
Just googled it. It appears the people doing the testing in the documentary didn't know what they were doing
Just returned from a safari in South Africa . First, go immediately. Our guide told us that African Wild Dogs have a 95% success rate on their kills. They are just fucking relentless and if they want to eat you, they will never stop. Leopards and other big cats were like 50-60%.
Awesome animals. Was in Harar, Ethiopia last year where you can feed them. Was one of the craziest experiences of my life. They smell awful, but do have something resembling a laugh when they get rowdy. They just give you a stick with camel meat on the end and they come right up to you. Spoiler This guy has been on Planet Earth and stuff before. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2017/08/this-man-lives-with-hyenas/
HOLY SHIT. I saw two them of hunt and kill a baby zebra when I was in Olpejta Kenya last year and I thought that was tight (it was), but man
I thought that was a weird comparison. Like: "Mike Tyson has incredibly strong punching power, roughly 38x as powerful as Selena Gomez."
Agreed. I have a hard time with laffy taffy and these things are out here biting through the bones of dead animals.
Won’t embed but snake bites OK man in face as he opens his door to his house https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kx...a-snake-bites-oklahoma-man-in-face/1988768549
Their stamina is insane. They will chase an animal for miles without slowing down until the animal collapses from exhaustion and then go in for the kill.
At 740 this morning my neighbor texted me that there was an alligator under my car and to not come outside. 8 foot.
Love to know how big that croc is. Blows me away how big those jokers are in person. I was next to a 17ft one years ago and was just in awe.
He looks to be that big or bigger. There's a little bit of herp-derp in that croc. Herp-derp that would snap a leg with his tail.