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Sabre-toothed tiger went extinct due to inbreeding and disease

A study reveals that Smilodon was decimated by inbreeding and disease 10,000 years ago.

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Researchers analyzed fossils to understand the causes of its extinction at the end of the Ice Age.

These findings highlight current risks for species threatened by habitat fragmentation.

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