What was the saber-toothed tiger appearance?

Answer 1

CHARASTERIC FEATURES:
The saber tooth cats are not tigers; in fact, they belong to a different family, the macairodontinae.They were no larger than a tiger, but their bodies were more stockier, with high shoulders and very short hind legs. The muscles of the shoulders were huge. They could rank among the heaviest felines in history, with some specimens reaching the 350 kg. The tail was very short; similar to the lynx. The jaw of the sabre-tooth is another characteristic that separates it from other cats. Unlike other carnivorous mammals, the sabre- tooth cat could open its jaw quite wide. That the jaw may have opened to a maximum angle of 120º. they are most known for having maxillary canines which were, in some species, up to 20 cm long and extended down from the mouth even when the mouth was closed. Saber-tooth cats were generally more robust than today's cats and were quite bear-like in build.

Answer 2

The Saber Tooth Tiger was about a foot shorter than the modern day lion however, it weighed twice as much. This means they would have been about 4/5 feet long and 3 feet tall, it would have weighed roughly 440 pounds. The Saber Tooth Tiger also has a bobtail rather than a long tail, suggesting that when it hunted it would not chase down its prey but it would wait for its prey to be close and then ambush it. The fur coat, we can only guess, would have probably been a similar colour as a lions today, so as to help with camouflage in order to ambush prey.

Answer 3

There were many types of saber toothed cat, and what they looked like depended on the type.

One of the most famous genera of saber toothed cat was Smilodon. They had muscular, stalky bodies with longer forelimbs than hind legs. They also had a bobtail. They are particularly famous, however, for their upper canine teeth. The canines were too long to even fit in its mouth, so, instead they extended out of the mouth, in front of the lower jaw.

Answer 4

Most saber toothed cat species looked like any other cat, except usually with very strong forelimb and chest muscles, and they had two long canine teeth that actually hung out of the front of the mouth. You can see a picture by clicking on the related link.

Answer 5

it looked like a leopard but with big fangs.

Answer 6

It was big and a sandy orange colour with dark brown or black stripes. Hope that helps! :D

Answer 7

See related link for a picture of one of the most famous types of saber toothed cats, the Smilodon.

Answer 8

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