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Wow, the saber tooth tiger was huge! I mean, it was way bigger than any other cat out there. Talk about intimidating! You wouldn’t want to run into one of those bad boys in a dark alley. But, alas, they’ve been extinct for thousands of years. Still, it’s pretty cool to think about how big they were back in the day.
Was A Saber-Tooth Tiger Bigger Than A Lion? [Solved]
Well, Smilodon fatalis is a pretty famous Pleistocene mammal - no doubt about it! After all, there are thousands of its skeletons preserved in the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in California. It was a big ol’ beast too - weighing between 350 and 620 pounds. That’s bigger than lions and almost as big as Siberian tigers!
Size: Saber tooth tigers were much larger than modern tigers, with some specimens reaching up to 12 feet in length and weighing up to 800 pounds.
Teeth: Saber tooth tigers had long, curved canine teeth that could reach lengths of up to 7 inches. These teeth were used for hunting and killing prey.
Diet: Saber tooth tigers primarily ate large mammals such as bison, horses, and mammoths. They also scavenged for carrion when necessary.
Habitat: Saber tooth tigers lived in a variety of habitats including grasslands, forests, and deserts across North America during the Pleistocene epoch (2 million-10 thousand years ago).
5 Extinction: The saber tooth tiger went extinct around 10 thousand years ago due to a combination of climate change and human hunting pressure.
Saber tooth tigers were huge! They were much bigger than the average tiger, with their long, sharp teeth and powerful jaws. Wow! It’s no wonder they were so feared.
