Largest cat in history?

[LonePredator]

(01-21-2022, 03:46 PM)LandSeaLion Wrote: I don't think it's possible to know what the largest ever historic cat was, given the massive amounts of uncertainty involved. It's fun to speculate though.

(01-21-2022, 10:33 AM)LonePredator Wrote: I like to think that these collosal beasts would have preyed on large pachyderms or just very large sized prey in general because that is what would have caused them to grow to such an enormous size.

It wouldn't surprise me. 400+ kg cats would have had to have preyed on very large animals indeed to sustain such a large mass.

(01-21-2022, 10:33 AM)LonePredator Wrote: especially their ability to stand on their two hindlimbs like bears which is unique to Tigers among all the large sized cats.

Unrelated to the main topic, but this certainly isn't unique to tigers. Here's a leopard demonstrating the same ability (a mother searching for her lost cub):

I know Leopards can do it. I am talking about the LARGEST cats. That is Tigers, Lions and Jaguars. Among these three cats only Tigers stand on their hindlimbs.

I've edited my post to make it clear.

But please let's just not go to comparisons again. I've explicitly told you this before as well. Reply