Short-faced Bear vs Smilodon the Saber-tooth Cat

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Today's new drawing for you to print and color is a

Saber-toothed Cat facing off with a mother 

Short-faced Bear.

Short-faced Bear vs Smilodon the Saber-toothed Cat

The short-faced bear stood at up to 12 feet or 3.7 meters tall. It weighed up to 2500 lbs or around 1130 kg. It was the biggest land predator in North America during the most recent ice age. It looked like a grizzly bear with a shorter face... but bigger than a grizzly bear.  

There were 3 species of Smilodon.  The largest was Smilon populater.  It could weigh up to 882 lbs or around 400 kg.  The more well-known Smilodon fatalis weighed up to 600 lbs or 280 kg. The smallest Smilodon was Smilodon gracilis at 330 lbs or 150 kg. 

I imagined a mother Arctorus defending her cub from a saber-toothed cat.  By the way, calling Smilodon  a saber-toothed tiger is actually inaccurate.  But I will admit, it does sound cool! 

Both these animals went extinct around 11,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age. 

NOTE:  This drawing is found in the Paleontology section. So click on that button and scroll down to the bottom of the Cenozoic life section.