Xenosmilus (SciiFii)

The bear cat (Xenosmilus hodsonae, name meaning "Debra Hodson's strange chisel" ), not to be confused with the binturong, which is often known as the bear cat, is a species of the Machairodontinae, or saber-toothed cat, that originally lived in what is now Florida during the Pliocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced to the modern southeastern United States to help boost biodiversity. The bear cat is named due to its muscular bear-like body and being able to rear up onto its back legs in a bear-like manner. The bear cat is a carnivore that primarily feeds on carrion, tapirs, peccaries, pigs, deer, and other similarly-sized animals. It is a solitary animal that spends throughout most of its life alone except during the breeding seasons. It is also known to hunt via a "bite and retreat" strategy using its teeth to inflict deep wounds because of the way its canines and incisors operates as a unit during a bite, leading to the bear cat bearing the occasional moniker of "cookie-cutter cat". Physically, the bear cat measures on average between 1.7–1.8 meters (5.6–5.9 ft) long with a highly muscular body and weigh around 230–400 kg (510–880 lb), making it similar in size to the fellow machairodonts Machairodus horribilis and Amphimachiarodus kabir. Only Smilodon populator is noticeably larger amongst the saber-toothed cats. Unlike most other saber-toothed cats, all of bear cat's teeth are serrated, not just its fangs and incisors. The way its top teeth are lined up also allow the bear cat to concentrate its bite force on two teeth at a time. The conservation status of the bear cat is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the bear cat's wide range.
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