What animal can kill a saber-tooth tiger?

The only predators that hunted the saber-toothed tiger were humans. Many scientists believe that humans hunted the saber-toothed tiger to extinction.

How strong is a sabertooth?

The models show that a 250-kilogram lion can generate a force of 3000 Newtons with its bite, while a 230-kg sabre-tooth cat can produce just 1000 Newtons. The models also show that a lion’s teeth and skull are built to withstand the forces encountered with dealing with large, struggling prey.

Who would win a tiger or polar bear?

However, the polar bear would likely win the battle in a head-to-head fight featuring two fully grown males. Their larger mass, stronger bite force, and greater stamina would allow them to outlast the smaller, weaker tiger.

What are Sabertooths good for?

Sabertooths can easily harvest corpses for various resources such as hide, chitin, keratin, organic polymer and other valuable resources, allowing tribes to collect more than they could with tools.

How big was a saber tooth tiger?

Saber tooth tigers (Smilodon) were 79–98 in (2–2.5 m) long and were 3.6 ft (1.1 m) tall on average. Despite being large animals, they had limbs that were short but very well developed. They are most notable for having had long canines, close to 7 in (17.8 cm) long.

Could a Siberian tiger defeat a sabertooth cat?

The lion won because it had more endurance just as the tiger has more endurance than the sabertooth cat. Because the cat’s saberteeth are going to be difficult to utilize in this fight, coupled with the tigers superior endurance, I still believe the Siberian Tiger would defeat a Sabertooth cat of comparable or larger size.

Would a saber tooth bear be a good fighter?

First, in an open fight like this, the saber tooth is not super agile predator with awesome reaction times most people think of when considering big cats. It is bulky and muscular and a power-based fighter rather than a speed and reaction based fighter. The bear is also a power fighter, but with much more power.

Which would bite harder a tiger or a Smilodon?

Also, the estimated bite force of the Smilodon is estimated to be about a third of that of a lion so they could not really bite hard. They needed those sabers to cause deep wounds instead. So the tiger would definitely bite harder but the Smilodon would do more damage.

How big is the largest sabertooth tiger?

The sabertooth tiger (aka smilodon) is a Pleistocene large cat predator that has been extinct for around 11,000 years. Famous of course for its huge fangs like 8 inches long presumed used for taking large prey. Its size varies by subspecies, but it appears the largest ones could approach the lower range of liger size and weight.

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