Sabre Toothed facts
While investigating facts about Sabre Toothed, I found out little known, but curios details like:
The Clouded Leopard has the largest canine teeth-to-body ratio of any cat, and is referred to as "the modern sabre tooth"
If the last of Iberian lynx population (94 in 2002) died out, it would be the first feline to become extinct since the sabre-toothed tiger 10,000 years ago.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 4 of the best facts about Sabre Toothed I managed to collect.
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Sabre-tooth cats were more closely related to marsupials than modern cats .. and they were built like bears
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There was an actual breed of Dire Wolf ("fearsome dog"). It lived in North America 10,000+ years ago, alongside its also extinct competitor Smilodon, the "sabre-toothed cat". They weren't giant, though. Probably about the size of current wolves.
