Pleistocene Hippo (IMAGE)

Duke University

Pleistocene Hippo

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Saber-tooth cats (Smilodon) working together may have been capable of taking down juveniles of the largest Pleistocene herbivores, such as this young hippo, according to a new analysis appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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(Painting courtesy of Mauricio Anton)

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