When crocodiles hunt and eat, they eat with such force

Crocodiles have a powerful bite, usually over 2,000 pounds.

Crocodiles have a bite force several times their own body weight. Different species of crocodile have different bite force. The animal with the strongest bite is the bay crocodile, with a bite of 4,200 pounds. Nile crocodiles have a bite force of 2,500 pounds. Alligators can have a bite force of 2,200 pounds.

Crocodiles are carnivorous, egg-laying vertebrate reptiles. They are the oldest reptile coexisting with dinosaurs more than 200 million years ago, and they are also one of the most primitive animals living so far. Crocodiles survive and multiply because of their strong vitality, becoming one of the oldest living creatures on earth. Crocodiles are endangered wild animals and are listed as class I endangered wild animals and plants under international protection.