If Little Red Riding Hood thought the wolf had big teeth, imagine how she'd react to a saber tooth cat. Skullduggery has created a life-size replica of a saber tooth cat skull that was found in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. At 6 inches long, the swordlike upper canines of this animal are almost half the length of its entire skull! The jaws of the saber tooth cat opened 90 degrees so that its canines could plunge into victims' necks. Extinct since the end of the Ice Age (12,000 years ago), this cat preyed on huge animals, including elephants and mastodons. Cast in durable gypsum cement, the skull is 13 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 12 inches high. Included are an 8-page information booklet and an oak display base with acrylic post for mounting.
--Louise Carter