This overview of identity is centered on Burke and Stetsâs identity control theory (see Identity Control Theory); nonetheless, the authors provide well-written discussions of the various forms of identity. Goffman, Erving. 1959. The presentation of the self in everyday life.
In general, the strongest animal is the blue whale, weighing above 209 tons (189.6 metric tons), with a length of 100 ft (30 m). It can travel up to 30 mph (50 km/h) in short bursts. The kinetic energy of a whale at such a speed probably outclasses any other animal by an order of magnitude.
It's hard to mount much of an argument against the grizzly bear as America's toughest animal. There's really nothing else on this list that stands much of a chance in a head-to-head fight, barring some freak accident, like the grizzly slipping on a banana peel and falling onto its back, exposing its one vulnerability â the soft neck â to the bone-crushing teeth of a wolverine or gray wolf.