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Monday, July 6, 2020

The intresting and exciting saber tooth tiger By Daniel


The saber tooth tiger


Appearance


A saber tooth tiger is known for its distinctive pair of long canines that could grow up to eight (8) inches, which permitted it to inflict deep stabbing wounds. Its jaw was massive and could open over 120 degrees, twice that of a modern big cat.

Food
Saber tooth tigers were carnivores, which means that ate meat. The meat sources that would have been available to a saber tooth tiger would have included prehistoric animals, such as prehistoric deer, bison, and young woolly mammoths.
special features
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES. Big teeth, big mouth. A saber tooth tiger is known for its distinctive pair of long canines that could grow up to eight (8) inches, which permitted it to inflict deep stabbing wounds. Its jaw was massive and could open over 120 degrees, twice that of a modern big cat.




Behaviour
Since they were not as strong as modern lions, they used to wrestle large prey to the ground using their claws and forelimbs before biting them with their sharp canines. They were able to roar loudly due to the presence of the hyoid bone in their mouth.

Habitat

Saber-tooth tigers lived in a variety of habitats such as forests, shrubby regions and grasslands because the vegetation provided the food and shelter for the herbivorous prey (Prehistoric Wildlife.




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