Saber-toothed cats were a diseased, inbred mess before they went extinct, new research suggests
An analysis of thousands of Smilodon fatalis vertebrae reveals widespread spinal disease and congenital abnormalities, suggesting inbreeding may have weakened the species before its extinction. Image credit: Corey Ford/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images.
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