FOSSIL COMPARISON PROJECT
Even though though the Saber Tooth cats and the Canadian Lynx may look very different, and live in time periods very far apart from each other, they both have similar adaptions and behavior. The Saber Tooth cats and the Canadian Lynx have similar adaptions that are useful for hunting, as they’re both carnivores and their social life. For instance, the Lynxes small, slender body allows it to stalk its prey silently, while the Saber Tooth cat’s bigger but still silent body allows it to pounce on its larger, mastodon prey. They also have a similar body shape. The Saber Tooth has paws that allow it to walk silently, and the Lynx has thick fur that helps to insulate itself in the cold winter. Both animals -the Saber Tooth and the Lynx- are carnivores and can hunt solitarily. They will also live wherever their prey is: the Lynx can be found in the snowy Canadian tundra where the hares are, and the Saber Tooth cats lived where the mastodons ruled; the grasslands and forests of North America. They will also not hunt by running, but will use the stalk and pounce method. That means that the Saber Tooth cats will hide and wait until there prey comes closer, then will pounce on it from a tree; while the Lynxes small body allows it to get close to its prey before it pounces.
But even with all their similarities, Saber Tooth cats and Canadian Lynxes are still two very different animals, from their habitat to their lifestyle. While Saber Tooth cats are very adaptable, and will live wherever their Mastodon prey does, the Lynx will not move from their home in the tundra. Also, Saber Tooth cats are only loosely related to the feline family and have different types of unique adaptions. For instance, while the Lynx would be able to run fast if needed, the Saber Tooth cats have a stocky body figure, making them slow and lumbering, not agile and slender. The Saber Tooth cats also have fangs that can reach to a foot in length, whereas the Lynxes have none. The Saber Tooth cats and the Lynx also have different behavior and social life. One example of this is that some Saber Tooth bones from the La Brea Tar Pits in California show bone regrowth. But since the Saber Tooth cats, or any other solitary animal, could not survive on its own with broken or wounded bones, they suspect that the animal would have lived in loosely organized packs; whereas the Lynx have no social groupings save mating gatherings. Finally, the Saber Tooth cat and the Canadian Lynx both have many similarities and differences that help them to survive; as do all animals.
But even with all their similarities, Saber Tooth cats and Canadian Lynxes are still two very different animals, from their habitat to their lifestyle. While Saber Tooth cats are very adaptable, and will live wherever their Mastodon prey does, the Lynx will not move from their home in the tundra. Also, Saber Tooth cats are only loosely related to the feline family and have different types of unique adaptions. For instance, while the Lynx would be able to run fast if needed, the Saber Tooth cats have a stocky body figure, making them slow and lumbering, not agile and slender. The Saber Tooth cats also have fangs that can reach to a foot in length, whereas the Lynxes have none. The Saber Tooth cats and the Lynx also have different behavior and social life. One example of this is that some Saber Tooth bones from the La Brea Tar Pits in California show bone regrowth. But since the Saber Tooth cats, or any other solitary animal, could not survive on its own with broken or wounded bones, they suspect that the animal would have lived in loosely organized packs; whereas the Lynx have no social groupings save mating gatherings. Finally, the Saber Tooth cat and the Canadian Lynx both have many similarities and differences that help them to survive; as do all animals.
