apparently theres a theory going around that Smilodon (Sabertooth Tiger) has huge jowly lips to keep it sabers safe (they were quite fragile) and damn if it isnt eh best thing ever

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this also makes sense if you consider Thylacosmilus, a saber toothed marsupial had sheathes for its also very fragile teeth (made of bone instead of just lips)

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and not related to anything in particular but heres another sabertoothed animal and hes really pretty. Critter is gorgonopsid a stem mammal from the permian ( i think)

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