Sabertooths Had Weak Bites, Used Neck Muscles to Kill

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At least two species of sabertooths were more muscle than bite, subduing their prey with powerful necks and forelimbs, a new study says.

src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7W3VGg1pkuBss38yVcjaZQOp5sXZ5VnR7qcbT6yYOuziPBdnhjWBaI8Z9W2wWg53_YUsDccSs2LlqSPXlx_jJuLabiJMbpaq12Wd7lE9kvJJ37WCS_dScx_EDdYdCTWjzJECLZ2NDD0/s320/Sabertooths.jpg" width="320">The long-fanged prehistoric predators "have long excited scholarly and popular attention," particularly in regard to their hunting technique, according to a study published June 26 in the journal PLoS ONE. One question scientists have paid particular attention to was whether the cats ran down prey like lions, dispatching them with a powerful bite to the throat.

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