#sabertooth cats

[paleotanks]

Sabertooth cat family, Ice Age Gallery, Cincinnati Museum Center

[harpagornis]

Just revisiting Legends of Chima and noticed that the saberteeth have longer and more narrower snouts than the other cat characters. Neat small bit of accuracy!

[cretaceous-kid]

who need they sabussy ate

[fledglingdoodles]

Big Tooth Tiggers

Referenced from @tsaagan ‘s wonderful saber-toothed cats photos 

[jellojolteon]

~Deep Fried Ice Cream~

Sabacier and Heliarcat are Cajiro originals. Heliarcat has one of my fave body shapes in the dex honestly.

Sabacier, as both Fire and Ice types, have a bit of an odd pair of shoes to fill when it comes to control of their element. Found in both the southern deserts and the tundras, two types are prevalent: Fire Sabacier and Ice Sabacier. Based mostly on their environment, each Sabacier has a preference for fire or ice type attacks as they budget their limited skill at controlling both. Ice Sabacier are typically found in the hot deserts where their specialization helps to keep them cool. They have ice blocks on their tails and more developed fangs, but their front paws only smolder. Conversely, most Fire Sabacier live in the freezing north and use their flaming paws to keep themselves warm. However, their tails may only be coated in a layer of frost. Occasionally you will find Sabacier that occupy their atypical area; by maximizing their environmental strengths and forgoing personal comfort, it is thought they hope to make themselves stronger. They enjoy playing games that test their simultaneous control of ice and fire. Said to be the living ancestor of all feline pokemon today, they share common genetics with all of them. 

Even freshly evolved Heliarcat have excellent and almost completely equal control of ice and fire. As they grow stronger they may keep a preference for one over the other (and not necessarily the one they specialized in as Sabacier) but at a baseline they will develop even skill at both. Exceptionally trained Heliarcat can even use water type attacks by carefully combining ice and fire attacks. Generally solitary and nomadic, they wander the tundras and less commonly the desert in search of food. Their flaming paws melt the snow and plants often spring up where they’ve walked, so they often have to backtrack to find herbivorous prey that are drawn to food. They are the giving end of a commensal relationship with Bulbaby, who are sometimes awakened by Heliarcat’s flaming paws warming the ground. Heliarcat doesn’t seem to mind the the companionship, even though it could easily consume the entourage it’s amassed by the time spring rolls around. In fact, Heliarcat seem to become particularly doting where Bulbaby are involved; they will viciously protect their Bulbaby from would-be attackers. They have the widest range of body temperatures of any known pokemon; some individuals hit as low as 30 degrees F, while others may have blood that almost literally boils at 200 degrees. It is said that if there was a thermometer precise enough, it would be found that each Heliarcat maintains a unique body temperature. 

[lubomirgoban]

In Between

In Between #phandlife #shortfilm #photography

In a remote corner of the world a living relic from a prehistoric age still exists. A creature that once roamed the northern plains alongside mammoths and sabertooth cats. This shortfilm is the result of my journey into his world. A world unknown to most of us. Headphones recommended! Editor: Nigel Buck (nigelbuck.co.uk) Photography: Rolf Steinmann (rolfsteinmann.de) Narration: Terry Burns…

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[eartharchives]

Did our ancient ancestors 'kill the cat'?

The sabre-toothed cat lived alongside early humans, and may have been a fearsome enemy, say scientists.

[scientificillustration]

Sabertooth by Mauricio Antón, Indiana University Press 2013

"With their spectacularly enlarged canines, sabertooth cats are among the most popular of prehistoric animals, yet it is surprising how little information about them is available for the curious layperson. What’s more, there were other sabertooths that were not cats, animals with exotic names like nimravids, barbourofelids, and thylacosmilids. Some were no taller than a domestic cat, others were larger than a lion, and some were as weird as their names suggest. Sabertooths continue to pose questions even for specialists. What did they look like? How did they use their spectacular canine teeth? And why did they finally go extinct? In this visual and intellectual treat of a book, Mauricio Antón tells their story in words and pictures, all scrupulously based on the latest scientific research. The book is a glorious wedding of science and art that celebrates the remarkable diversity of the life of the not-so-distant past."

Images from Mauricio Antón's blog