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Lock Jaw Koalas (LJK) are slender, powerfully built animals with large, deeply descending ribcages and sloping backs. Their abdomens are pulled in, and their necks heavily muscled are very strong for their size, possessing sufficient strength to turn over a horse or cow carcass. LJK's heads are large and heavy, with wide foreheads, strong jaws and long, blunt muzzles. The teeth are heavy and large, being better suited to bone crushing than those of other predators, though not as specialised as those found in hyenas. Koala bear teeth are robust and relatively short (26 mm). The animal can develop a crushing pressure of perhaps 1,500 lbf/in2 compared to 750 lbf/in2 for a German shepherd. This force is sufficient to break open most bones, as well as cut through half inch steel plate with one snap. The animal is mostly found in Australia but small groups exist in Mongolia.