Chomp! : fierce facts about the bite force, crushing jaws, and mighty teeth of Earth's champion chewers /

Profiles animals with distinct bites, offering information on how differing teeth, jaws, and biting mechanics enable different species to eat, fight, and survive.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barr, Brady, 1963
Published: National Geographic,
Publisher Address: Washington, D.C. :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: National geographic kids
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Summary: Profiles animals with distinct bites, offering information on how differing teeth, jaws, and biting mechanics enable different species to eat, fight, and survive.
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: 95 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
ISBN: 9781426328398 (paperback) :
1426328397 (paperback)
9781426328404 (hardcover)
1426328400 (hardcover)
Index Number: QL858
CLC: Q958.12-49
Call Number: Q958.12-49/B268
Contents: Grippers : African lion ; Tasmanian devil ; Gray wolf ; Tiger shark ; Gharial ; Jaguar ; Nile crocodile ; African wild dog ; Tyrannosaurus rex ; Spotted hyena ; Trap-jaw ant -- Slicers : Alligator snapping turtle ; Great white shark ; Black piranha ; Komodo dragon ; Humboldt squid ; Sawfish ; Bull shark -- Crushers : Grizzly bear ; African elephant ; Reindeer ; Gila monster ; Human ; Brown rat ; Hyacinth macaw ; Hippo; Feral hog -- Gulpers : Mata Mata turlte ; American bullfrog ; Nurse shark ; African rock python ; Crab-eating seal ; Eastern diamondback rattlesnake.