Calling all "Ice Age" lovers: The frozen remains of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cat have been studied for the first time in history, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports.
A. shows the frozen mummy and B. shows Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758), a modern lion cub's remains.
Its neck is also "longer and more than twice as thick" as the modern cub's.
For "Ice Age" movie franchise fans, the description of the saber-toothed cat might sound familiar.
The character Diego, a saber-toothed tiger, has very similar traits to the 35,000-year-old cub.
Persons:
leo, Linnaeus, Diego
Organizations:
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Locations:
Yakutia, Russia, North America, Europe, et