#sabrecat

[mammoth-clangen]

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Decided to upload this despite the fact my buffer is actually Worse not better than last month, but if im gonna take a mini hiatus it should be after Moon 10 'Cause that's the end of the first "chapter" uvu

Oh! Ice Fang! Now where have we seen that kitty before hmmmmmm

I love Pounceling throwback from Moon 1, look how tinycute!

Kindred of the Mammoth is on Comicfury as well!

"No Pav, simple backgrounds" "oops i rendered the entirety of Alaska in autumn"

y am i like this? x-x

[umbra-draws]

Comm for @/kitsibelle over on furaffinity ^u^

[carldoonan]

This Sugary Li'l Sabrecub: "The tots are pawing at the walls; Hyped up for dear ol' Santy Claus. A year of waiting culminates: Will gifts or coal be in their fate?" 🍪🐯🎁

[wyrdcat-press]

postcard design for my uni summer work! this is based on the book “the missing lynx” by ross barnett. had fun messing around with stylisation and took a little inspiration from cave paintings. consider this an artist’s rendition rather than any attempt at an accurate depiction of homotherium.

(digital illustration, july 2025)

[copperbora]

My reconstruction of Smilodon fatalis (and her upset kitten, whom she is moving to another den, as her first one got disturbed,) is finally done! I'm definitely not an expert paleoartist but I had fun with this and that's all that matters. 😊 This was heavily based off of a petroglyph recently found near Sedona, Arizona, which clearly depicts a clawed, short-tailed, potentially spotted animal with pointy ears, cheek floof, and very large fangs. You can read more about it at this Twitter thread. Did Smilodon live alongside humans? You bet your butts they did, since humans arrived in North America as early as 15-20 KYA.

[rakimaiirisa]

Sabrecat

[spidermilkshake]

Ancardia's Unusual Animals--the Sabrecat (Sabertoothed-Lion, or Nian)

Classification: Beast (feline)

Habitat: Steppe, prairie and highlands throughout the Heartland, northern Akimmia, southern Tvearban, and the West Drakalors.

            Among the largest of Ancardia’s feline species, the Sabrecat (also sometimes called the Sabertooth Lion, and named the Nian in Akmmese) is a solitary predator of the numerous megafauna throughout the open lands and mountainous areas in its range. Its most common prey species are animals like auroch, bison, moose, and mammoth juveniles, though it will also pursue wild boar, bears, horses and other larger animals if it needs to. It is also one of the only wild predatory animals known to intentionally pursue the giant species; it generally ignores all creatures weighing in less than 200 pounds, as they’re not worth the energy of pouncing. The nian varies somewhat in size between an open lands subspecies and an alpine one—with the former being larger by about 20%, and the latter still being an impressive 2.4 meters from nose to tail and weighing an average of 650 lbs. This beast is relatively antisocial, only spending much time around others of its own kind during the mating season and when raising their cubs.

            Nian are broadly built and much more muscular than any other pantherine species, and lacks somewhat in endurance. Instead it relies on the superior stealth given by its gray and brown dappled coat, along with a single speedy charge at less than 10 meters distance from their prey. In a dead sprint the nian can achieve speeds of over 50 mph, though it can only sustain this speed for about ten seconds of so at a time. They spend most of their time resting, very similarly to savannah lions further south, and usually have between 2 and 6 cubs in the mid springtime. The cubs have a far different, almost matte black coloration, and lay hidden from potential dangers while the mother hunts. The cubs will nurse for about six weeks, growing rapidly, before they begin to eat solid food brought to them by their mother. At about five months of age, the nian cubs begin to shed their darker coats and start hunting small animals like marmots, rabbits, and wild goats, though they still rely on their mother very much for protection and food. At about 1 year of age, the nian cubs are mostly full grown, though they aren’t considered of breeding age until they are 2 years. The half-grown cubs disperse from their mother’s territory as soon as they are able and begin hunting for themselves full time—though, youthful ineptitude and an opportunistic habit may mean that the youngest sabrecats are prone to scavenging carrion, chasing smaller predators from their kills, and attacking livestock. If a sabrecat survives to be 2 years old, it can generally be expected to have a lifespan between 12 and 20 years, barring accidents in hunting the giant animals of its range.

[buttonedbuck]

even more of my pride Sabrecubs :)

3rd batch: demigirl, demiboy, genderfluid, neopronouns