Show remarkable jaw jav power ef cf east indian lizard the strength of jaw of at warm hatm blooded animals cannot compare wl with it that of reptiles an article in pearsons rear r carsons ear sons weekly points out the b bulldog ull log and mastiff are famous for their strength of grip and the hyena Is said to be able to bite through the thigh bone of an ox to extract the marrow but they take back seats to tile the power and tenacity of a lizard in the calcutta reptile house the lizard was of the sort known as tile the go samp and weighed about pounds As it was being drawn out of the cage which it shared with the pythons it seized a 12 foot snake by the neck locked together the two creatures were drawn out keepers made every effort to lever the jaws of the lizard apart but it was useless and the pythons neck was flat as a pancake when at last the lizard let go A cord illustration of the muscular power of the turtle was given by the late fra frank n k bullen ile he and his mates captured an immense turtle weighing 1800 pounds and cut it open they removed all the meat and left only the head attached to the shell A young man began examining the head and foolishly put his big fingers into the turtles mouth they were bitten oft off as cleanly as it if they had been cut |