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American Lion

     The American Lion  was one of the largest cats to ever exist. It is 25% bigger than a modern lion. It stood at 4 ft at the shoulders and weighed about 560 pounds. The bones that have been found closely resemble a modern lion just bigger.

     Most big predators of this time became extinct during the Pleistocene. So didn't the American Lion. Most animals of this time became extinct because of the La Brea tar pits. Fewer specimen have been found of the American lion then other species of that time like the saber tooth cat. This suggest that the American Lion were smarter to stay away from it. The American lion hunted deer, American horses, American camels, American tapirs, American bison, mammoth and other herbivores. The American Lion can live in cold conditions. They probably took shelter in caves and put grass and leaves on the bottom like the Siberian tiger. Their fossils can be found as far as Alaska.