Crocodiles have supposedly the strongest bite force of any animal, around 3700 psi, or 16500 newtons, compared to humans at around 150 psi or lions at 1000 psi.
A lion is known to be able to break bones in its prey with the force of its bite, and even humans can break their own teeth biting into something hard.
How does the force exerted by the bite not cause the muscles/tendons in the croc’s mouth to tear, or the bones of the jaw to break?
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Jaw is a lever. Same reason if you lift a 500lb rock with a lever your hand doesn’t feel 500lbs of pressure.
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