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Post by dinosauria101 on Jul 10, 2019 15:59:56 GMT 5
Primates also have relatively low durability for their size, and Smilodon had very large claws by feline standards, which means it could likely maul its foe to death. Though I agree that the silverback certainly has a chance (30-35 percent IMO), due to its size and strength I am aware of the apes thin skin yet primates have survived scratches from smaller pantherines of course and one chimp was injured by a spear but went on its merry way account posted by Zergthe. Generally, we agree on most things. Yes, SURVIVE. But not without an issue. Its fighting ability would drop greatly afterwards.
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Post by elosha11 on Jul 13, 2019 9:11:01 GMT 5
Gato Gordo, an excellent (and perhaps now inactive) poster from carnivora posted the following very informative post from that website with regard to leopards possible predation on gorillas. All of the quotations contained therein are his, although the images he posted are public record from research papers, and if anyone wishes to post the links to the images of that research here, feel free. I'm too tired to do so. carnivora.net/showthread.php?tid=136This seems to indicate leapards have predated on even adult male gorillas. But just because leopards may be capable of killing male gorillas doesn't necessarily mean smilodon gracilis could. While it will be larger and more powerful than the leopard, perhaps the leopard wins with its agility and speed, and perhaps smilodon gracilis would try to simply overpower the larger gorilla and fail. Is smilodon gracilis comparatively as bulky and robust as s. fatalis and s. populator? Was it comparatively a more slender/more agile version of smilodon, or just a smaller but still massively robust animal? If I had to guess, I'd probably choose the cat, as gorillas are predated on by leopards and have the same type of skin as humans, meaning easily cut/lacerated and subject to huge amounts of bleeding just like us. However, it would be a challenging and potentially dangerous prey for s. gracilis to attack.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Jul 13, 2019 17:59:04 GMT 5
Is smilodon gracilis comparatively as bulky and robust as s. fatalis and s. populator? Was it comparatively a more slender/more agile version of smilodon, or just a smaller but still massively robust animal? If I had to guess, I'd probably choose the cat, as gorillas are predated on by leopards and have the same type of skin as humans, meaning easily cut/lacerated and subject to huge amounts of bleeding just like us. However, it would be a challenging and potentially dangerous prey for s. gracilis to attack. I think it's a scaled down version of Smilodon fatalis. I agree this isn't a mismatch, but Smildoon gracilis should win more often than not due to better weapons
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Post by animallover on Sept 6, 2019 8:54:25 GMT 5
This fight could go either way, but my money would be on Smilodon Gracilis.
As somebody mentioned before, they were as strong as S. Fatalis and Populator RELATIVE to body weight. This means that S. Gracilis was a powerful jaguar.
Seeing how leopards have held their own against silverback gorillas, S. Gracilis should take the cake here.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Sept 6, 2019 16:05:12 GMT 5
animalloverPretty darn good analogy, I must say! And I agree! The machairodont's burly and robust build will help it a LOT
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Post by animallover on Sept 7, 2019 1:23:21 GMT 5
animallover Pretty darn good analogy, I must say! And I agree! The machairodont's burly and robust build will help it a LOT Thanks dude!
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Post by all on Sept 30, 2019 18:29:14 GMT 5
I think smilodon gracilis wins because of his superior weaponry. Although against mountain gorilla the story probably would be different.
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