Young Saber-Toothed Cats Relied On Parents While Teeth Grew - Newsy

What those ferocious ancestors of our big cats may have really needed in their young lives before their huge teeth developed ... was mommy.

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[sammyiscool]

why did this get reccomended to me after 6 years?

[msagzjr.]

This is Similar to where bears stay with their mothers for up to 2 years

[nikkophases]

It is because they need to learn more about how to hunt their prey....

[MrNisse-efby]

Bears stay with their mothers for two seasons, and they're almost indestructible...why not more, for big cats?