The bite force of a great white shark is the highest known for any living species, according to UNSW research to be published in the Journal of Zoology.
In public imagination, the sabre-toothed cat Smilodon ranks alongside Tyrannosaurus rex as the ultimate killing machine. Powerfully built, with upper canines like knives, Smilodon was a fearsome predator of Ice-Age America's lost giants.
A research team featuring UNSW scientists will use sophisticated computer software to determine the "bite force" of a Great White Shark trapped off the central coast of N.S.W.
A research team featuring UNSW scientists will use sophisticated computer software to determine the "bite force" of a Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) trapped off the central coast, north of Sydney, Australia.
