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Title
Checking The Air In The Nomads Lair
Artist
Gerald Strine
Medium
Drawing - Color Pencil
Description
A Saber Tooth Tiger (Smilodon fatalis) checks the air while resting in the nomadic hunters cave.
Palio nomadic hunters had seasonal patterns of summer,fall,winter and spring travels adjusted to take advantage of the seasonal bounties often reusing favorite camp sights year after year.
While the hunters are in other lands the Saber Tooth cat Takes advantage of the sheltering cave with the nomads art history in the background, The art tells a story of Atlatl hunting for Bison a Tool that man has hunted with for over 30,000 years.
Smilodon Saber Tooths have been found in the La brea tar pits dating back as recent as 10,000 years so it is possible the Saber Tooth has been hunted with the Atlatl in the art work.
Smilodon /ˈsmaɪlədɒn/, is an extinct genus of machairodont felid. It is perhaps the best known saber-toothed cat and lived in North America during the Pleistocene epoch (2.5 mya�10,000 years ago). Several fossils have been found with one of the largest collections taken from the La Brea Tar Pits. Three species of the genus are known and they vary in size and build.
Overall, Smilodon was more robustly built than any modern cat, with particularly well-developed forelimbs and exceptionally long upper canines. Its jaw had a bigger gape than modern cats and its upper canines were slender and fragile, being adapted for precision killing. These attributes made Smilodon a specialized hunter of large herbivores like bison and camels.
Smilodon likely lived in closed habitats like forests and bush which would have provided cover for ambushing prey. Its reliance on large animals may have been the cause of its extinction. Scientists debate over whether Smilodon was a social animal. Comparison of predator responses to distress calls and the prevalence of healed injuries suggest it was social, while its small brain size and vegetated habitat suggest it was more solitary. Some fossils show signs of ankylosing spondylitis, trauma and arthritis. Smilodon went extinct 10,000 years ago.
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October 13th, 2013
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Unadilla, NY - United States
Such drama and peace wrapped up in one Awesome Image Jerry!! Love the Flow of this~
Lexington, KY - United States
Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Created by my Pencil Power"
Pinckney, MI - United States
Venetia thank you very much for taking a moment to comment, I am glad you enjoyed it !
Pahoa, HI - United States
Very cool - and I enjoyed the history as well as I used to live in LA and have bee L/Fn to the La Brea Tar Pits...L/F
Silverthorne, CO - United States
Not only do I love your painting of this beautiful animal, I really enjoyed reading about him! Thanks! l/f
Pinckney, MI - United States
Thank you Aaron for the support and i am pleased you found the description worth while !
Bozeman, Mt - United States
A truly fascinating work of art. Enjoyed the natural history lesson. V/F
Pinckney, MI - United States
John thank you for taking the time to comment and the feature it means a lot to me !
Titusville, FL - United States
Oh my! This is lovely work Gerald! Congratulations on the feature of your beautiful work in "Images That Excite You."
Pinckney, MI - United States
Donna, Darlene and Janet thank you so mush for your kind words and support !
Central District, ne - Hong Kong
Beautiful drawing, details and illustration. Congrats on your Gold Standard feature. L/F
Woolwich, NJ - United States
Beautiful creation! Congrats on your feature in The Gold Standard! fv :)
Reno, NV - United States
Congratulations Gerald! Your beautiful artwork has been Featured in our group The Gold Standard, because of its excellence! Also added my fav/tweet/vote
Pinckney, MI - United States
Mikhail thank you I also find paleontology very interesting and agree that the science has a lot to offer in subject matter .
Moscow - Russian Federation
Good work and composition !!! I love paleontology. In this exciting science you can find a lot of new themes for creativity.
Pinckney, MI - United States
Sally thank you for taking a moment to comment the support is appreciated very much!
Pass Christian, MS - United States
Great work Gerald! As I have said before, they just get better and better! V
Pinckney, MI - United States
Groups Colored pencil art, Our 4 legged friends and wild life one a day thank you so much for featuring my work !
Pinckney, MI - United States
Jane thank you so much for your kind feed back it truly means a lot to me, I try to present subjects in an unique way often telling a story thank you for noticing.
Glastonbury, So - United Kingdom
Gerald,Once again I'm amazed at your skill in rendering a unique artwork of so much depth and detail with your coloured pencils.I have such an affinity for crayon "paintings" and rarely see them done so beautifully. The scene you have conjoured up here is so magical and mysterious. The curious expression of the tiger sniffing the air and the sense of antiquity in the cave is wonderful.And to think that he could swallow a camel or a bison ! So scary if you were a nomad! You would be a mere snack to this hungry and magnificent creature!! Your art is fantastic and so interesting. v/f
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