Common name- Sabre-toothed tiger
Scientific name- Smilodon fatalis
Kingdom-Animalia
Phylum-Chordata
Class-Mammalia
Diet- Carnivores
Weight- 55-100 kg(approx.)
Height- 2 -3m long(approx.)
Lifespan- 40yrs(approx.)
Habitat- North America, Europe, Asia and Africa
Saber-toothed cat also known named Saber-toothed tiger or Saber- toothed lion .This was one of the famous prehistoric mammal, and the best known saber-toothed cat, evolved about 10,000 to 12,000 yrs ago.
Saber-toothed cats were generally more robust than today's cats and were quite bear-like in build. Their size was same as the modern African lion. This species is most remarkable among all saber-toothed cats due not only to the development of two elongated canines which was upto 20-25cm long had so evolved for stabbing and slashing attacks, possibly on large herbivores such as bison and sloth.
The first saber-toothed cat fossil in Canada was found in Medicine Hat, Alberta.The only predators that hunted the saber-toothed tiger were humans. Many scientists believe that human's hunting make them extinct , but some scientists believe that may be linked to the decline or hunting of herbivores they hunted another explanation includes climatic change and competition with humans.

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