Freak Felids - A Discussion of History's Largest Felines

[Pckts]

(12-04-2015, 11:54 PM)GrizzlyClaws Wrote:

(12-04-2015, 09:57 PM)Pckts Wrote: When we are comparing these cats to Hyena, is it because they also have a more rigid spine?
I recently learned as to what morphological advantage a hyena build has compared to a cat build. When comparing them, a hyena has a more rigid or stiff spine with large deltoids, traps, lats etc. (back and shoulder muscles) which allow them to become "battering rams" which is why they seem to "steamroll" their way into a carcass if another predator is there unless its a larger cat of course, than a bit of finesse is required.

They can only pursue their preys in a straight line, but when their preys has made a sharp turn, they would lose the track.

Was this the hypothesis on the Smilodon cats?
If that is the case, they would obviously need to hunt slower moving prey aka large animals or resort to scavenging much like hyena today. Reply