The double-fanged adolescence of saber-toothed cats

ScienceDaily
Apr 29, 2024, 10:34 pm49 pts
How did North America's saber-toothed cats hunt without breaking their unwieldy saber-like canines, which are vulnerable to sideways bending stresses? A paleontologist provides mechanical evidence that during adolescence, when young cats were learning to hunt, their baby teeth remained in place for up to 30…

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