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{{monster
|name=sabre-toothed cat
|difficulty=9
|level=9
|experience=?
|speed=12
|AC=6
|MR=0
|align=0
|frequency=1
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 2d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], claw 3d4 physical, [[Bite attack|bite]] 2d6 physical
|resistances conveyed=None
|resistances=None
|attributes={{attributes|A sabre-toothed cat|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1|nohell=1}}
|size=Large
|nutr=400
|weight=550
|reference=[https://github.com/k21971/HackEM/blob/master/src/monst.c#L942 Hack'EM - src/monst.c, line 942]
}}
{{otheruses|the monster in Hack'EM|the monster in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM|saber-toothed cat (SLASH'EM)}}
{{for|the other similarly-named monsters in variants of NetHack|saber-toothed cat}}
A '''saber-toothed cat''', {{monsym|sabre-toothed cat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[Hack'EM]]. The saber-toothed cat is a large [[carnivorous]] [[feline]] that can be seen via [[infravision]], and is slightly weaker compared to [[Saber-toothed cat (SLASH'EM)|its appearance]] in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]].

A saber-toothed tiger has two [[claw attack]]s and a [[bite attack]], with the second claw attack being a bit stronger.

==Generation==
Randomly-generated saber-toothed cats are always created hostile, and are not normally generated in [[Gehennom]].

==Origin==
{{Wikipedia|Saber-toothed cat}}
''Machairodontinae'' is an extinct subfamily of carnivorous mammals within the family Felidae (also known as "true cats"), and contains many of the extinct predators commonly known as "saber-toothed cats", including the famed genus ''[[wikipedia:Smilodon|Smilodon]]''. These saber-toothed cats are the best-known genera of [[wikipedia:Saber-toothed predators|saber-toothed predators]] and were found across most of the world, living from about 16 million until about 11,000 years ago. The species is named for their massive canine teeth: ''Machairodontinae'' means "dagger-tooth" and is derived from the Greek μάχαιρα (machaira, "sword").

Previously, some species of saber-toothed cats were called "saber-toothed tigers", though machairodonts are not closely related to any living feline species; DNA analysis published in 2005 confirmed and clarified that the Machairodontinae diverged early from the ancestors of modern cats in their evolution.

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia|
The saber-toothed tiger, a common term for a member of the genus Smilodon, is perhaps the most well-known of the saber-toothed cats. Notable for the long, dagger-like fangs from which the name of the genus is derived, these apex predators stalked mammoths, bison, and other large herbivores across the plains of prehistoric North America.
}}
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   |reference=[https://github.com/k21971/HackEM/blob/master/src/monst.c#L942 Hack'EM - src/monst.c, line 942]
 }}
-{{otheruses|the monster in Hack'EM|the monster in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM|saber-toothed cat (SLASH'EM)}}
+{{otheruses|the monster in Hack'EM|the monster in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM|sabre-toothed cat (SLASH'EM)}}
 {{for|the other similarly-named monsters in variants of NetHack|saber-toothed cat}}
 A '''saber-toothed cat''', {{monsym|sabre-toothed cat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[Hack'EM]]. The saber-toothed cat is a large [[carnivorous]] [[feline]] that can be seen via [[infravision]], and is slightly weaker compared to [[Sabre-toothed cat (SLASH'EM)|its appearance]] in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]: Hack'EM additionally includes the [[Saber-toothed tiger (EvilHack)|saber-toothed tiger]] from [[EvilHack]] and makes the saber-toothed cat a weaker counterpart. Like the saber-toothed tiger, [[Caveman/Hack'EM|Cavepeople]] are the only [[role]] of [[hero]] that can [[throw]] [[food]] at saber-toothed cats to [[tame]] them, and are also the only role that can [[apply]] [[barding]] and [[saddle]]s to a saber-toothed cat and [[ride]] them as a steed.

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 {{otheruses|the monster in Hack'EM|the monster in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM|saber-toothed cat (SLASH'EM)}}
 {{for|the other similarly-named monsters in variants of NetHack|saber-toothed cat}}
-A '''saber-toothed cat''', {{monsym|sabre-toothed cat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[Hack'EM]]. The saber-toothed cat is a large [[carnivorous]] [[feline]] that can be seen via [[infravision]], and is slightly weaker compared to [[Saber-toothed cat (SLASH'EM)|its appearance]] in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]].
+A '''saber-toothed cat''', {{monsym|sabre-toothed cat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[Hack'EM]]. The saber-toothed cat is a large [[carnivorous]] [[feline]] that can be seen via [[infravision]], and is slightly weaker compared to [[Sabre-toothed cat (SLASH'EM)|its appearance]] in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]: Hack'EM additionally includes the [[Saber-toothed tiger (EvilHack)|saber-toothed tiger]] from [[EvilHack]] and makes the saber-toothed cat a weaker counterpart. Like the saber-toothed tiger, [[Caveman/Hack'EM|Cavepeople]] are the only [[role]] of [[hero]] that can [[throw]] [[food]] at saber-toothed cats to [[tame]] them, and are also the only role that can [[apply]] [[barding]] and [[saddle]]s to a saber-toothed cat and [[ride]] them as a steed.
 A saber-toothed tiger has two [[claw attack]]s and a [[bite attack]], with the second claw attack being a bit stronger.
 ==Generation==
-Randomly-generated saber-toothed cats are always created hostile, and are not normally generated in [[Gehennom]].
+Randomly-generated saber-toothed cats are always created hostile, and are not normally generated in [[Gehennom]]. A saber-toothed cat can [[grow up]] into a [[Saber-toothed tiger (Hack'EM)|saber-toothed tiger]].
 ==Origin==