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Saltwater crocodiles possess the strongest bite force ever measured

A giant crocodile bite can exert over 16,000 newtons of closing force.

Massive jaw adductor muscles provide crocodiles with unmatched clamping power to crush heavy bones and turtle shells. However, the muscles responsible for opening their jaws are relatively weak, meaning a person can hold a crocodile mouth closed using strong tape.

Saltwater crocodile in Sundarbans National Park September 2024 by Tisha Mukherjee 01 — Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · licence · source

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: A giant crocodile bite can exert over 16,000 newtons of closing force. The figure is taken from Encyclopædia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a animals fact?: Yes. It sits on the Animals shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.