When a sabertooth tiger called out, what noise did it make -- a mighty roar or a throaty purr? A new study examined the data behind the arguments for each vocalization and found that the answer ...

Sabertooth tigers definitely weren’t pet cats – but they may have purred like one Katherine Fidler Published August 22, 2023 1:39pm Updated August 22, 2023 2:30pm Comments ...

An illustration of a sabertooth tiger. The predators went extinct between about 8,000 and 10,000 years ago. Adam Hartstone-Rose ...

Species Profile: Sabertooth Tiger Typically, the term “sabertooth tiger” refers to the Smilodon. This is a genus of extinct cat species, including S. gracilis, S. fatalis, and S. populator. These were ...

Saber-tooth tigers like Smilodon were voracious predators, hunting giant sloths and other herbivores across North and South America between 1 million and 10,000 years ago.

Tiger teeth. (ISU photo) characteristics of having been broken around the time of death.” Hill says it’s possible the animal was seriously hurt while attacking prey, which ultimately proved fatal.