Smilodon fatalis

[Sanju]

(03-27-2019, 11:56 AM)Spalea Wrote: one horned rhino, cheetah, juvenile elephant, wolf ? Your range of comparaison is much broader than mine !

Actually, I compared smilodon with these animals in only one particular aspect just for "instance" not everything about them is applicable to smilodon. Please read again. :)

For cheetah, its weak body to fight in conflicts is disability or draw back and hence, they rarely involve in serious fights similarly smilodon fangs are fragile to lateral compression hence, it might not had involved much in serious territorial disputes like cheetah.

One horned rhino or coastal brown bear becomes territorial only in breeding season, rest of the time they usually allow their presence in their home ranges and can freely move or trespass in their home ranges even forage together or bathe in waterholes and feed on mineral rich salt licks or open clearings but at the same time also live lonely if wanted. It's life style is semi-social in comparison to smilodon, it might had live in clans and solitary as well. I hope you are getting.

Comparison to elephant is just mastering and practicing to use their fangs and trunk resply.

and their behavior is opposite to wolf and lion, I mean similar to hyena (spotted) and dhole more like a clan or loose coalition rather than a wolf or AWD pack or lion pride.

It's just based on my understanding about smilodon AFAIK. It need not be true. Reply