Sabretooth's surprising weak bite

BBC News ^ | 10-02-07

[Renfield]

The sabretooth tiger may have looked a fearsome sight with its massive canines but its reputation takes something of a knock with a new piece of research.

Scientists who have studied the extinct creature's skull in detail say it had a relatively weak bite - compared with, say, a modern lion.

And although those fangs must have been amazing killing implements, they made for a very restricted hunting strategy.....

[Renfield]

Ping...

[SunkenCiv]

Sabre-Toothed Tiger Was A Pussycat
The Telegraph (UK) | 10-2-2007 | Roger Highfield
Posted on 10/01/2007 9:57:03 PM EDT by blam
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1905166/posts

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[Yo-Yo]

And although those fangs must have been amazing killing implements, they made for a very restricted hunting strategy.....

Which may explain the, oh I don't know, maybe the lack of Sabretooth Tigers today?

[Sax]

Sabretoothed animals lived from about 33 million years ago to around 9,000 years ago.

33 million years. That’s not a bad run.