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Palaeontology

Sabretooth cats threatened ancient humans

By T.K. Randall
January 4, 2011 · Comment icon 27 comments

Image Credit: Doris Tischler
Our ancestors would have likely been under constant danger from huge sabretooth cats.
Primitive humans would have needed to give these predators a wide berth in order to avoid an untimely end however there is also evidence that they may have benefited from sabretooths as well by scrounging meat from the remains of large herbivorous mammals that the cats hunted and killed as prey.
Humankind's oldest known ancestor probably lived in fear of several large sabretooth cats that roamed the same ancient lakeside habitat in Africa. Palaeontologists have identified two new sabretooth species among fossils unearthed at Toros Menalla in Chad.


Source: BBC News | Comments (27)




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Comment icon #18 Posted by Boe 14 years ago
Well that's settled then.
Comment icon #19 Posted by The Silver Thong 14 years ago
the creator of the universe did not create sabertooth's with the intentions of them feeding on humans there is no debating it If god created everything why didn't he make us shark proof lol your argument is funny
Comment icon #20 Posted by user107026 14 years ago
If god created everything why didn't he make us shark proof lol your argument is funny your arguments not funny it's just insanely idotic lol
Comment icon #21 Posted by The Silver Thong 14 years ago
your arguments not funny it's just insanely idotic lol Your right
Comment icon #22 Posted by DigitalDreamer 14 years ago
Silver Thong don't feed this troll!
Comment icon #23 Posted by The Silver Thong 14 years ago
Silver Thong don't feed this troll! Well I have to admit, sometimes it adds a bit to the mundane lol
Comment icon #24 Posted by electro13 14 years ago
Yes good points Mentalcase. And Boe, *electro13 smiles*
Comment icon #25 Posted by Don2 13 years ago
The image used for the saber tooth tiger is wrong because they probably never climbed trees. The body structure is entirely different and more resembles a grizzly bear. The fore section is much larger than any living cat, a little like a buffalo. These animals were probably short range sprinters. Not at all like any modern cat species. Aside from the tooth structure the overall shape is entirely different.
Comment icon #26 Posted by Don2 13 years ago
the creator of the universe did not create sabertooth's with the intentions of them feeding on humans there is no debating it The Saber Tooth was designed to wipe out creationists. Those big teeth weren't quite enough. We were thinking about giving them a second chance with bio-engineering. Train them with body parts from old Nuns and dreary fundamentalists. Maybe some TV evangelists like Gene Snott & the flying Nun. Maybe a few other scam artists. Interbreed them with cute cats and give them away as kittens to fundamentalists.
Comment icon #27 Posted by DigitalDreamer 13 years ago
Nice post Don,I couldn't agree more /


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