News tagged with sabertoothed tiger

Prehistoric predators with supersized teeth had beefier arm bones

The toothiest prehistoric predators also had beefier arm bones, according to results of a study published today in the journal Paleobiology.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Male sabertoothed cats were pussycats compared to macho lions

Despite their fearsome fangs, male sabertoothed cats may have been less aggressive than many of their feline cousins, says a new study of male-female size differences in extinct big cats.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0




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Why you should never arm wrestle a saber-toothed tiger

Saber-toothed cats may be best known for their supersized canines, but they also had exceptionally strong forelimbs for pinning prey before delivering the fatal bite, says a new study in the journal PLoS ON ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 03, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (13) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Extinct sabertooth cats were social, found strength in numbers, study shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- The sabertooth cat (Smilodon fatalis), one of the most iconic extinct mammal species, was likely to be a social animal, living and hunting like lions today, according to new scientific resear ...

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created Oct 31, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 2

Evolution of skull and mandible shape in cats

In a new study published in the online-open access journal PLoS ONE, Per Christiansen at the Zoological Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, reports the finding that the evolution of skull and mandible shape in sabercats and mo ...

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