Saber Tooth Tiger

                               

    With these two big teeth seems until the tiger saber-tooth had difficulty snatch their victims. But scientists have discovered that their jaws were elastic. Thus, it could open their mouth rather than normal.

Only the bite of the saber-tooth was not his forte - in this regard, the lion is much more powerful, for example. His main tactic of attack was expected the victim to get close, jump on top of it and invest his thick legs. Then yes, the fatal blow was due to the huge canines - he avoided biting the bones of the victim not to break your teeth.

Slow and cumbersome

Considered the largest cat that ever existed, the tiger saber-tooth was not very agile. He did not run at high speed and used his weight as a weapon.

There are scientists who believe that he was terminated because of this lack of agility. There are also theories that climate change may have made the beast disappear from the planet.

                             

                            

The powers of the tiger saber-teeth:

The pointed canines reached about 20 centimeters.

The jaw muscles were elastic - so he could open the big mouth without fumbling with fangs.

Paws large and heavy desferiam violent blows on his victims.

Shorter legs and two times stronger than the guaranteed strength of a lion attack.

The short tail indicates that the tiger was not very agile, as fast as the cheetah cats use the tail for balance during the hunt.

DESCRIPTION toothy:

Height: up to 1 meter

Weight: 200 kilos

Food: other mammals

Where he lived: America (including Brazil)

Season: Pleistocene: between 2.5 million and 10,000 years ago