What is the Most Powerful Animal?

In a battle royale for the most powerful animal, what species would win? The Asian elephant? The tiger? The saltwater crocodile? Evolution has nudged wild creatures to hone their blows, bites, and brute strength for survival—but in the end, who puts the “king” in animal kingdom depends on what kind of strength you’re looking at.--Producer/Video by:Jason LedermanResearch:Sara ChodoshNarrator:Eleanor CumminsMedia Used:PixabayBritish Library/FlickrPrelinger Archives/archive.orgPond5Getty Images/John PhillipsEnter the Fist (1973) Warner Bros.National Park ServiceBiodiversity Heritage Library/FlickrWellcome Library, London (via Wikimedia Commons)Freesound.orgFreesoundeffects.comCC BY 2.0 (cropped & cut out)https://www.flickr.com/photos/61021753@N02/9472520128CC BY 3.0https://freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/66952/https://freesound.org/people/murraysortz/sounds/192501/https://freesound.org/people/digifishmusic/sounds/53682/CC BY 4.0 (cropped & cut out)https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zoological_Society_of_London;_an_elephant._Coloured_etching._Wellcome_V0023127.jpg--FOLLOW POPULAR SCIENCEhttps://www.popsci.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/popsciTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/popsciInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/popsciSnapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/popularsciencePinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/popularscience