Anacondas and crocodiles share dangerous waters, but size, speed, and bite force change everything. When these river giants clash, science reveals which predator likely walks away alive.

A fearsome shark bite crushes with raw power, yet a tiny piranha delivers unmatched strength for its size. Scientists compare ...

Among the most impressive physical attributes wild animals bring to bear in their battle for survival is the ability to simply chomp down hard. Not surprisingly, when it comes to what animal has the ...

Bite force, a measure of the strength of an animal's bite, helps researchers understand a species' role in the ecosystem.

Megalodons are considered the largest sharks, and possibly the largest fish, to have ever roamed Earth’s oceans. They lived over 20 million years ago and were once thought to be related to the great ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - As a frame of reference, each animal bite you’ll read about will be measured in pounds per square inch, or PSI. We’ll use the human bite as a baseline, which averages 162 PSI ...

In this extract from "Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans," Bill Schutt looks at the creatures with the strongest bite forces in the world. When you purchase through links on ...