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Saber toothed cats became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene, 10,000 years ago. They probably died out because important food sources, such as mammoths and mastodons, became extinct. It is still unknown why those megafaunal herbivores died out.
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What is a woolly mammoths predator?
Sabertoothed tiger
What is an adult saber-toothed tiger called?
The real scientific name for sabertoothed tigers of all ages was smilodon.
What is the most instinct tiger in the world?
The wooly mammoth
What is a Sumatran tiger instinct?
To chase down whatever is fleeing from it.
How much does a saber-toothed tiger wiegh?
There were many kinds of sabertoothed cats, and they varied in size from that of a large house cat to that of a tiger or lion, and some were even bigger. The classic saber toothed "tiger" is called Smilodon and the South American species could weigh up to 500 kgs!
What eats lettuce coral?
sabertoothed tigers.
Does a white tiger have a learned behavior or an instinct?
Instinct. To have learned behaviors they have to be taught. The cub does stay with the mother for 2 years and they are shown how to hunt, but it is instinct that is the main method of life.
What prehistorical creature did apes evolve from as cats of today large and small evolved from the Sabre toothed tiger?
Cats did not evolve from sabertoothed tigers. Rather, sabertoothed cats evolved from other cats. Modern apes evolved from miocene apes, which were somewhat similar. Miocene apes evolved from some lemur-like primate, or perhaps something like a lorise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loris
What is a instinct that tiger sharks have?
something an animal or a person is able to do whitout having to learn it.
Which is more powerful - tiger or lion?
A lot of people will say lion , however they are wrong because they are just stupid lion fans that know nothing about a tiger's advantages. The tiger will win because it is stronger! heavier, more agile, bigger, has longer canines, is a better fighter, is smarter, and is not lazy and waits for females to hunt. Tigers rule and lions are no sicken beans
What is the opposite to instinct?
The opposite of instinct is having no regard for self preservation. For example, if there was danger, the instinct is to flee. The opposite of instinct would be to go towards the danger.
Can a tiger be tamed if you take care of them since childhood?
DEFINITELY NOT tigers have instinct that could kick in at any time when the tiger is fully grown it could easily ATTACK you at any moment
