Kingdom : Animalia Class : Mammalia Family : Felidae Scientific Name : Smilodon Populator Size(L) : 2m - 2.5m (79in - 98in) Weight : 300kg (661lbs) Life Span : 20 - 40 years Colour : Brown, Yellow, Black, White Skin Type : Fur Distinctive Features : Large muscular body and long canine teeth
- Sabre-Toothed Tigers are prehistoric animals that became extinct 12,000 years.
- They are one of the most well-known animals along with woolly mammoth and other giants.
- They were named for their huge canines which protruded far out of their mouth.
- This has been determined by their skeletons, that their canines could grow to be more than 7 inches long.
- Their canines enabled them to kill their prey with a single bite.
- They are believed to have roamed in the open woodlands, and grassland plains across North and South America.
- The individuals could have varies slightly depending on their specific habitat.
- Though they are named as tigers, they were not related to the modern day tigers.
- Although they are one of the most famous prehistoric animals, not much is known about them as they are long extinct.
- They could have been colored like the modern day African lion, though nothing is known for sure.
- They had powerful, muscular body which helped them pounce on their prey before biting them to death.
- They would have most probably preyed on large herbivores that existed during that time.
- Humans could have been the most possible cause of their extinction.
- This could be deduced as around 2,000 Sabre-toothed tiger skeletons were found in tar pits near Los Angeles.
- However, climatic change could also have been the primary cause for their being extinct, though nothing is for sure.