Champion Biter
Power-packed jaws of Australian saltwater croc
All crocodilians have essentially the same musculoskeletal design, Erickson explains, just different snouts and teeth.
In Greg Erickson's lab at Florida State University, crocodiles and alligators rule. Skeletal snouts and toothy grins adorn window ledges and tables -- all donated specimens that are scrutinized by researchers and students alike. Lately, Erickson, a Florida State biology professor, and his colleagues have been pondering a particularly painful-sounding question: How hard do alligators and crocodiles bite?
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