Why the long teeth?
>>4934527stabby stabby jugular carotid
Gee I dunno maybe for BITING things you retarded fucking ape
>>4934527they look so impractical, how were smilodons even able to use those things without dislodging their lower mandibles?
I can't imagine how these things didn't break off all the time, especially if you ramm them into struggling animals filled with bones. years ago I chipped one of my incisors while being drunk as shit and slipping in the shower, and those are way smaller and more compact
>inb4 rant about direwolves being smarter than smilodons
>>4934653Aiolornis was smarter than either of them so idrc
>>4934527they use it to dig for clams
>>4934656I'm not sure, are modern vultures smarter than raptors?
>>4934667They were teratorns, they hunted like giant caracaras, not scavenged like vultures.
>>4934527>>4934635i think it just looks intimidating so thats helpful but id imagine is basically is like having your head be a fork to rip apart stuff
>>4934527>tfw no smilodon gf
>>4934527>>4934630>>4934635>>4934779Smilodon had weaker bite than some big dogs. Its skull was too brittle for stronger bites. It used its fangs to stab its prey without even opening the jaws. It would kill you with its strong neck muscles rather than weak jaw muscles.
>>4934893>It used its fangs to stab its prey without even opening the jaws.or maybe it used those for digging
>>4934527Headcrab?
