New discovery sheds light on the mysterious family life of notorious sabre-toothed tiger – Phys.org

New research indicates adolescent offspring of the menacing saber-toothed predator, Smilodon fatalis, were more momma’s cubs than independent warriors.
A new study by scientists at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and University of Toronto, published January 7, 2021 in iScience¸ documents a family group of the saber-toothed cats whose remains were discovered in present-day Ecuador. By studying the fossils, collected for the ROM in the early 1960s, the scientists were able to show that while the supersized…

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