Talk:Diego (Ice Age) vs. Shere Khan/@comment-28346879-20200114224538/@comment-28787288-20200115183845

As for the scientific view of his species, I tend to side with those who feel that the smilodon was specialized for fighting large prey, such as the bison latifrons, and not for fighting other large cats. As such, his teeth and upper body might not have been the clear advantage that you might think. I also favor the view that smilodons hunted in packs, and a pack of smilodons would have made short work of Shere Khan, but Diego was operating alone. But, I just think that Shere Khan’s feats mark him as having much greater fighting skills that Diego, which I think would have been decisive.