Said, actually as far as actual bite force I recently found a REAL test of bite pressure done on dogs, some big and small cats, reptiles, etc. When it comes to bite pressure, lizards are designed for just that, hard powerful bites. Some of what was in it, the aveage human produces I believe 150lbs of bite force, the average larger breed of dog produces 320lbs (there was a side note that many pitbulls from all breeds were tested and actually produced less pressure at 300lbs, there was an explanation telling that jaw size of German shepards, various retrievers, etc gave them the leverage advantage). There were made up tests published years ago saying 650-1500lbs, they were bullcrap lies about dogs and pitbulls mainly. Also mentioned were lions at 600lbs, and bears were at 500-600lbs, crocodiles at 2000-3000lbs plus depending on species and size.

In reality a medium to large sized monitor does bite harder than a dog (some can break bones), but their teeth are smaller, and the jaws are smaller (except komodo dragons and other large species).

Danger from these species comes from a variety of reasons, dogs are protective of territory, and family, although most fatal dog bites are on toddlers and small children under 8 and are off the leash on the owners property, when restrained on a lead or leash those numbers are barely 5% of the total.

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