Extinct Saber-Toothed Cat - San Diego, CA - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

This sculpture is located in an area with other sculptures of extinct animal: mammoths, giant sloths, Daggert's Eagle, etc. in the Elephant Odyssey section of the San Diego Zoo.

The placard accompanying the sculpture reads:

"Extinct Saber-Toothed Cat

This extinct predator used its
seven-inch-long canine teeth to slah its
prey's throat. once called saber-toothed
tigers because they were thought to have
stripes, they probably had spots instead. This
impressive cat is California's state fossil.

Location: North and South America
Similiar Living Animal: None

This sculpture made possible by Russ and Betty Benson"

There is no information at the site about the artist, materials or date.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Extinct Saber-Toothed Cat Figure Type: Animal Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown Materials used: unknown Location: in the Elephant Odyssey section of the San Diego Zoo.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   02/01/2011 Metro2 visited it