Smilodon populator

Smilodon populator is the largest species of infamous Sabre-toothed Cat that lived during the Late Pleistocene. With the specimens reaching 400 kg and a 1.2m shoulder height, S. populator was a massive, bulky cat. It used this bulk to help run down and tackle large prey items, such as ground sloths and Macrauchenia to the ground before killing the unlucky animal with a gruesome bite to the neck, severing the jugular and inducing massive blood loss. In addition to its personal arsenal, its theorized that Smilodon was a social animal. Living in groups of 2 to 6, these cats exhibited social behavior almost akin to brown hyenas or bush dogs, due to their lack of strict dimorphism, meaning a head cat would take care of other group members till they ultimately grow up to comprise the regime, or leave and create their own.