. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "File:Saber-Toothed_Cat.jpg"@en . . . "Extinct"@en . "The Saber Toothed Cats (also known as Smilodon fatalis, Sabre-toothed Tiger, or just Smilodon) are large carnivorous big cats that lived in the late pleistocene in North America during the ice ages. In Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs and Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals. The species in the game, smilodon fatalis, roamed throughout North America. It lived alongside other species such as the Columbian Mammoth as well as species of bison and horse. Bison consisted of most of Smilodon's diet."@en . . . . . . . . . . "Black"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Saber Toothed Cats (also known as Smilodon fatalis, Sabre-toothed Tiger, or just Smilodon) are large carnivorous big cats that lived in the late pleistocene in North America during the ice ages. In Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs and Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals. The species in the game, smilodon fatalis, roamed throughout North America. It lived alongside other species such as the Columbian Mammoth as well as species of bison and horse. Bison consisted of most of Smilodon's diet. Smilodon's most prominent feature are their long canines, hence the name smilodon fatalis, meaning \"deadly knife-tooth\". Its mouth could open to 120 degrees, whereas the modern lion could only open to 65 degrees. Despite the menacing appearance of its terrifying mouth, Smilodon's bite force was rather weak and its teeth were very delicate. The teeth could snap off easily if smilodon were holding a struggling prey animal in its mouth. In the game, Smilodon is most commonly striped, but is occasionally spotted, white, and even jet-black. In real life, if Smilodon had any markings at all, they would most likely be spots, the best camouflaging it in its environment. However, the white and jet black fur colors can be explained as leucism and melanism respectively, these two being recessive traits that cause reduced pigmentation in the case of the former, and an overabundance of melanin in the latter. It is believed that smilodon would sneak up on its prey very quietly, pounce on it, and bring it down with great strength. Then it would deliver a slashing bite to the throat, killing the prey very quickly, so that it could eat as much as possible before other animals came along and tried to steal the kill. Some believe that Smilodon may have lived in groups. This would benefit their survival by ensuring that injured members of the group could be fed by other members until they recovered. Also, Smilodon cubs would be better protected in a pack than with only their mother."@en . "Saber Toothed Cat"@en . "Sabre-Toothed Cat"@en . . . . . "Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals"@en . . . . . . "Feline"@en . . . . . "No"@en . . . . "Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs"@en . . . . . . . .