Ice Age Sabertooth: The Most Ferocious Cat That Ever Lived

by Barbara Hehner, Mark Hallett (Illustrator)

The Ice Age Sabertooth kept its most formidable weapon right in its mouth—a pair of enormous curved teeth with serrated edges like steak knives, as long and as sharp as the teeth of a Tyrannosaurus rex! It was one of the fiercest cats to ever live. And because so many sabertooth cats died in the asphalt pools of what is now known as Rancho La Brea in Los Angeles, scientists know more about them than any other prehistoric cat. Ice Age Sabertooth tells the story of these ferocious predators—how they lived, hunted, and killed their prey, and what they may have looked like.

In this second book in the Ice Age Animals series, stunning illustrations by acclaimed artist Mark Hallett, full-color photographs, fascinating maps, and informative diagrams bring the fierce sabertooth cat—and the world it lived in—to life.

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 9, 2002

About the author

BARBARA HEHNER is the author of many children’s books. She began writing over 20 years ago, entering into a partnership with David Suzuki. Together they wrote six children’s science and activity books, starting with Looking at Plants. Barbara Hehner lives in Toronto with her family.

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sabertooth cats were the most terrifying and spectacular mammalian predators to have ever roamed our planet. This juvenile science book focused on Smilodon, the most famous and well known of them all, owing to the abundance of remains found at Rancho La Brea in California. Skeletons can only tell us so much however, and how the animals looked and behaved in life are still subjects hotly debated by paleontologists today. For a junior reference book, this one covered these topics informatively and the illustrations by Mark Hallet are simply breathtaking, bringing Pleistocene America back to life. A surprising amount of detail on the cat's evolution, anatomy, behavior and eventual demise are covered, and unlike some earlier publications, based on quite current knowledge to date. A real treat for prehistoric and paleontology aficionados.