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Ett stort rovdjur, som levt i Sydamerika under kvartär. Ofta kallas den för ”sabeltandad tiger”. Men den var inte närmare släkt med tigrar, än med andra nutida kattdjur. Dessutom levde katten troligen i flock. Jag tror att den dog ut, till följd av brist på byten. Kontinentens största djur utrotades av människan, som dessutom konkurrerade med den, om alternativa bytesdjur.
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A large carnivore living in South America during the Quaternary. It is often called “sabre-toothed tiger”. But it was no more closely related to tigers than to other present-day felines. Furthermore, this cat likely lived in packs. I think it died out due to defiance in prey. The continent’s largest animals were hunted to extinction by humans who also competed with it for alternative prey.
