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HodariNundu — Death in the Long Grass

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Published: 2020-09-18 06:12:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 13400; Favourites: 465; Downloads: 0
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Description Tomado completamente por sorpresa mientras pastaba, un buey de las colinas se convierte en presa de un tigre dientes de sable, hasta ese momento perfectamente camuflado gracias a la cresta dorsal que se asemeja en todo a la hierba que le rodea. 
Inspirado en un estudio que leí hace tiempo según el cual el Smilodon (y quizá otros dientes de sable) tenía adaptaciones para agazaparse y arrastrarse muy plano sobre el suelo, lo cual le habría permitido ocultarse en pastizales para emboscar a sus presas a pesar de su enorme tamaño. Y claro, en el hecho de que nadie sabe cómo se veían estos animales externamente, ni qué clase de camuflaje empleaban. Casi todo el mundo los pinta con manchas, pero quise hace algo más original  

Taken completely by surprise while grazing, a prehistoric ox becomes prey to a sabertooth tiger, until then perfectly camouflaged thanks to its dorsal crest/mane which perfectly mimics the surrounding grass. Inspired by a study I read a while ago according to which Smilodon (and maybe other sabercats?) had special adaptations that allowed it to crouch and crawl very flat against the ground allowing it to sneak up on to prey despite its huge size. And of course, in the fact that nobody knows how these animals looked externally, or what sort of camouflage they were using. Almost everyone draws them with spots, but I wanted something a bit more original
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Hats off to originality my dude.

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