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Why did Saber-Toothed tigers need big teeth?

The Saber-tooth was not a true tiger. It was not really closely related to the tigers of today. Its long canine teeth were used to slice deeply into their prey.


What does the saber-toothed tiger mostly need?

need what, it is extinct


Why are saber-toothed tigers front teeth so big?

They have big teeth to pierce there victims necks,to stop them from breathing.The Sabre toothed cats were not tigers at all, only distant relatives. The large knife like canines were used to disable large prey quickly, so they could be finished off easier. Tigers today use a different type of assault on their prey, attacking the neck region, where the canines can grip the windpipe and quickly strangle the prey or sever the spinal column.Improved Answer:Sabre toothed cats were a complete different species than today's wild cats. The large teeth were used to severe the jugular arteries, as they were much too fragile to break through the bone.


How many saber-toothed tigers would it take to eat a blue whale?

Too many variables to answer your question. How big is the whale? How fast does it need to be eaten? Are the tigers hungry or did they just finish that wooly mammoth over there?


What period did saber-toothed tigers die in?

There are many kinds of sabertooth in the world and most of it live in Triassic and Jurassic periods but it you guys want to know more you guy need to tell what kinds of the Sabertooth you want to know.


Do saber-tooth tigers hibernate?

Oh, dude, saber-tooth tigers are extinct, so they're not exactly hitting the snooze button for a long winter's nap. They roamed the Earth during the Ice Age, but you won't find any of them catching some Z's nowadays. So, no hibernation for those big-toothed kitties!


How do you unlock the saber-toothed tiger in kinectimals?

simple all you need to do is beat the game and get a medal on the final contest in the game hope it helped!


What amount of area needed for saber-toothed tiger?

if saber tooth cats were still alive thay would probably need at leest 40x40 ft for 1.and probably add 20x20 for each individual added.


How do you get saber-toothed tiger in tap zoo?

First of all you have to cross breed, to get the saber tooth you have to breed an Alaskan husky and a Fennec fox to get a fennec fox you need to cross breed a lemur with a fox hope this helped!


Do bears descend from caber tooth tiger?

No. The tiger and white tiger are descendants from the saber tooth tiger. As the saber tooth tiger evolved it found less need for its giant teeth therefore, and evolution took place the tigers teeth grew smaller in size. The bear has been around for almost forever. Although there are many different types of bears. The bears evolved from other bears depending on location.


Does having no teeth cause a problem for the whales?

Many whales do have teeth; that is why they are called toothed whales. Baleen whales don't need teeth because their baleen plates filter out the plankton they eat.


Who will win in the fight between sabertooth and lion just guess?

Oh honey, I don't need to guess. A sabertooth tiger would have the upper paw in a fight against a lion. Those long, sharp teeth are no joke. But hey, in the wild, anything can happen. Just don't bet your life savings on the lion, darling.