(i believe this fellow has the strongest jaws in the world, athough i'm not sure how they measure that. i would think the wolverine and badger - two other of my cousins - and the hyena come in pretty strong as well - not to mention the cursed pittbull and the laser-like shark. the dental display the tasmanian devil puts on when threatenned reminds me of opposum, another marsupial, who shows it's terrifying teeth at times, and then says, "well now, i think it's time for a nap").
more on the devil - http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/crochunter/australiazoo/31tasdevils.html
and the romantically exalted tasmanian tiger - http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/crochunter/australiazoo/31tasdevils.html - why did thlyacine go extinct? - um duh - because someone gave it some stupid prehistoric name
and where the chupacabra fits in, i don't know - http://www.oftm.com/chupa.html
but i do know that my yahoo weather keeps reporting conditions for peurto rico - another alien hacker?
and there were so many interesting news stories about dinosaurs and prehistoric primates and global warming (NY contributes 1%), that i decided just to link you to yahoo science - check it oot - http://news.yahoo.com/i/753
and livescience - this is a great site - http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/top10_amazing_animals-10.html