Smilodon Populator vs African Lion

[PhillyLeo90]

Gotta be good, but im goin wit the african lion, those huge canines wont do much in a fight

[Lion Boss]

That's a tough one. The Smilodon most likely lived in social groups like the lion. I would imagine that the males were just as aggressive and territorial as the lions. Further more, we don't know if they had manes. It is entirly possible that the male Smilodons played the same role in the pride as male Lions. Therefore I can see them having a mane.

The smilodon was built heavier in the front than any of the modern cats. That's a traiter of a fighter. Male lions are heavy in the front as well, but not to that extent. It would be a close call.

[The Metallicats]

I'm thinkin' Smilodon as well. ;D

[Lion Boss]

See, we don't know anything about Smilodon behavior. There are evidence of them living in groups. But the bones don't tell us how aggresive they were, or how they looked. Did they have manes? Stripes? Spots? We don't know.

But I will tell you that those 2 giant teeth would be useless in a fight.

[DarkWolfen96]

well the saber could bite into the lion with it fangs couldnt it

[PhillyLeo90]

Well, ur right we dont know anything about the smilodon. The reason I chose the african lion was cuz they are bigger, heavier, probably more powerful. I just cant picture a lion losing to a cat smaller than itself. The male lion can defeat the biggest and strongest cat ever...the 600 lb tiger, smilodon are the size of a jaguar and they weigh 400 lbs (heavy for its size). So the male lion has a HUGE advantage mainly cuz they are significally larger and thats easy for the LION to defeat a cat smaller itself.

[Lion Boss]

Ummm... Smilodon populator was not smaller than the lion, if anything bigger. You're thinking of Smilodon fatalis, the North American Smilodon. That one was smaller. But the Populator was in a 600 lb mark, and build much heavier in the fron than the lion.

As far as the two sabres go. The only time they can safely use them without breaking them is once the victim is totaly subdued.

[DarkWolfen96]

o well then how could it beat tiger and not lion i think it could beat both

[PhillyLeo90]

Smilodon Populator was not bigger than the lion, is actually similar in size and probably in the 600 lb mark. I cant say anythin cuz we dont know nuts abt them

[Lion Boss]

Think about what you just said. If populator was in a 600 lb mark, how does that make him smaller than a lion when the lion AVERAGES at 420 lb?

Where do you get your info from? Hell, even the largest lions rarely exceed 500 lb.

[PhillyLeo90]

600 lb mark, duz dat mean it goez up to 600 lb?? or averages 600 lbs??

[Lion Boss]

It's hard to know what they actually averaged. The skeletons found were usually the same size as the lions, and in some case slightly larger. The estimated weight range is 400 to 600 lb.

[DarkWolfen96]

hi lion boss

[Lion Boss]

[PhillyLeo90]

she likes ya