Saber-toothed cats, also known as Smilodon, went extinct between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago for several reasons, including:

Loss of prey

• As the ice age ended, the large mammals that saber-toothed cats hunted, like mastodons, died out. Saber-toothed cats weren't fast enough to hunt smaller animals, so there wasn't enough food for them.

This Saber Tooth Skull 11x14 giclee Print is printed with pigment ink on archival paper and shipped signed.