Post by Bison king on Feb 22, 2023 12:09:08 GMT
Tigers seem to have a greater total bite force than gorillas.
Canine size, shape, and bending strength in primates and carnivores -
"The range of primate female canine sizes embraces that of carnivores. Male and female primate canines are generally as strong as or stronger than those of carnivores."
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18186502/
Book: Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa: With Accounts of the Manners and Customs of the People, and of the Chase of the Gorilla, the Crocodile, Leopard, Elephant, Hippopotamus, and Other Animals
Author: Paul Belloni Du Chaillu, French-American traveler, zoologist, and anthropologist. First modern European outsider to confirm the existence of gorillas
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Du_Chaillu
"The jaws are of tremendous weight and power. The huge caninens of the male, which are fully exhibited when, in his rage, he draws back his lips, lend additional ferocity to his aspect. In the female these canines are smaller.
"The immense developement of the temporal muscles which arise from this ridge, and the corresponding size of the jaw, are evidences of the great strength of the animal.
books.google.com.ar/books?id=IlIMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA396&dq=Adult+male+gorilla+had+no+fear+of+leopard&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwib8Mnrl7T2AhUOqpUCHUkXDAAQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=Adult%20male%20gorilla%20had%20no%20fear%20of%20leopard&f=false
THE SKULL OF THE MALE GORILLA IS LARGE AND HEAVY, AND IS CROWNED BY A HUGE MEDIAN CREST THROWN UP ALONG THE MIDDLE OF THE TOP...BOTH CRESTS SERVE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SPACE FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF POWERFUL MUSCLES OF JAWS AND NECK.
books.google.com.ar/books?id=MwrLBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA125&dq=gorilla%20huge%20muscles&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF1qrLgLv3AhUzuZUCHduKA0w4MhDoAXoECAcQAw#v=onepage&q=gorilla%20huge%20muscles&f=false
All the muscles of mastification have their origin on the skull, and the extent of their attachment areas has changed in evolution according to the degree of their development.
The extent of this area of attachment varies in accordance with the size and the power developed by the masticatory apparatus. In the large-jawed primates, such as the gorilla, the area of attachment of the temporal muscle is so large that the areas on each side meet on top of the cranium, and the bone grows to form a ridge or crest at the meeting point to increase the anchorage still further.
books.google.com.ar/books?id=ctwzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT277&dq=gorillas+muscles+are+so+large&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
I hold these in high regard because they’re from contemporary scientific studies published in peer-reviewed journals. This puts them, IMO, on a much higher level than the information we’ll get looking around in other random websites. When people were comparing Indian and American bison on another thread, you pointed out studies that proved the forest American buffalo would actually be larger, but every website you’ll be able to find on a google search will state gaur are the largest wild bovids.