Most renowned of all extinct wild cats
are the sabre-tooth tigers , named for their
dagger-like upper canine teeth. These for-
midable weapons were probably capable of
felling young adult elephants, something
no present-day animal can do. From about
35 million years ago, the sabre-tooths were
widespread in Europe, Asia, Africa and
North America (and subsequently also in
South America), evolving as a separate line
from the cats that survive today. They used
their teeth to stab their prey and not to bite
as modern cats do. Their relatively small
brains, heavy bodies and cumbersome jaws
may have helped to push them into extinc-
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