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Most likely yes. The saber-toothed cat was a compact, tough animal with deadly weapons. A black bear would not stand a chance. Amateur guess is probably not. The "saber teeth" of the extinct cat have been found to be very fragile. They were used to puncture arteries of already-subdued herbivore prey, so in a fight will another predator they'd be at risk of damaging their teeth. Tiring out a herbivore so you can get it in the neck is one thing. A bear would be fighting back. Unless the cat was much bigger than the bear and caught it by surprise, I'm thinking the cat would run the second it noticed the bear wasn't going to go down without a fight. Just a guess based on what I've read.

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