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Discussion Off-Topic Room Topic started by: bio_man on Sep 17, 2011



Title: Saber Tooth Cat Prey - Ice Age Death Trap
Post by: bio_man on Sep 17, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz05v0OEPoo

The saber tooth cat, one of the most formidable Ice Age predators, was not immune to the destructive lure of the crude oil tar pits that populated the planet thousands of years ago. Watch this clip from BBC show 'Ice Age Death Trap' to find out more.


Title: Re: Saber Tooth Cat Prey - Ice Age Death Trap
Post by: robertling on Sep 19, 2011
I can definitely see why this animal became extinct. Its bones clearly were too heavy and after losing the slow-moving mammath, what else would it feed on?