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Why did saber tooth cats go extinct? |
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Their prey was mega-fauna that also went extinct at the same time. Without something to eat, they died off.
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They would have gladly eaten other things, but the climate was changing, and they were specialized. They were strong animals, but they weren't to fast compared to other predators. So as the forest turned to plains they had no place to lay in wait. And they had those massive fangs for killing Megafauna, fangs that are far to big to be effective at killing small animals.
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When the climate got warmer, big shrubs, used by the tiger to ambush prey, started to give way to grasslands such as the ones we have in the USA today. Because of this, the herbivores had to adapt and become smaller. When this happened, out in the open these herbivores came into contact with their own species and created herds. Herds are harder to surprise because they have more eyes looking for predators. Besides, smaller animals are lighter and a lot more agile. Big cats suffered the same fate of big prey and simply dissapeared. Today we have smaller animals doing the same things they big ones used to do. (pumas, jaguars, ocelots, jaguarundis, lynxes, bobcats).
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