The Sabertooth Tiger

The Sabertooth Tiger was the top predator during the ice age, 2.4 milion years ago.

They where named for their knife like fangs and could stalk its prey which made them great hunters.

Sabertooth Tigers where very slow they could run 25-30 mph while a lion can run 50 mph and a tiger can run 30-40 mph.The reason they where slow is because they where larger and heavier.See in the below diagram:

They could grow to 70-120 cm heigh.

Sabertooth tigers have been preserved in blocks of ice. Scientist are trying to bring the Sabertooth tigers back to life.

Also there bite force was 1,050 psi most of their fosils have been found in tar pits and they had a life span of about 40 years old.

Their scientfic name is Smilodon.