The Year of the Tiger
Counter Punch,
If the life of natural things, millions of years old, does not seem sacred to us, then what can be sacred? Human vanity alone?
If the life of natural things, millions of years old, does not seem sacred to us, then what can be sacred? Human vanity alone?
Paleontologist Larisa DeSantis studies ancient predators trapped in the La Brea Tar Pits. Courtesy Vanderbilt University. …
Why did American lions (Panthera atrox, top left) and saber-toothed cats (alluringly named Smilodon fatalis, bottom left) go…
VANDERBILT (US) — New evidence contradicts the theory that American lions and saber-toothed cats had trouble finding prey…
There are no sabercats alive today. The clouded leopards of Asia come close, but even their long canines look dainty in…
Saber-tooth cats attacking a bison. (Copyright Mauricio Anton) In the period just before they went extinct, the American lions…