Saber-toothed cats—just the name alone sends a shiver down the spine. These magnificent, mysterious big cats once prowled the ...

A saber tooth cat fossil is displayed during a press preview of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History on June 4, 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily ...

ATLANTA — A mummified ice age cub from Siberia is the first known mummy of a saber-toothed cat, and its discovery is generating ripples of excitement among paleontologists. The mummy's ...

Given saber teeth's strengths and relative weakness, saber-toothed predators likely targeted soft tissues, Rayfield suggests. Those advantages helped saber-toothed cats, including Smilodon , to ...

Scientists Found the Remarkably Preserved Corpse of a 35,000-Year-Old Saber-Toothed Cat Permafrost preserved a priceless time capsule yet again. By Emma Frederickson Published: Mar 06, 2025 9:00 ...

The saber-tooth cat, unearthed in 2020, is only now being scientifically described. The mummy includes the animal’s entire head and one forelimb, its shoulders and ribcage, and one of its hind legs.

World’s First Mummified Saber-Toothed Cat Found—and It Has Surprisingly Soft Fur. The Ice Age cub was discovered with its whiskers, paw pads and skin intact.

Mississippi fossil hunter finds rare saber-toothed cat jaw. Last month, Couey and Aguzzi were on the river doing what they love to do and Couey came across something very unexpected.

A new scientific study announced that a 35,000-year-old mummified saber-toothed cub was discovered northeast of Yakutia, Russia, in 2020.

Saber teeth — the large fangs of saber-tooth cat fame — are fearsome. They evolved at least five times in predators that are now extinct, but there's been something of a mystery as to why.