Saw this at the state fair. I thought it was a fossil but turns out it's an art project made of paper mâché. I was speechless, it looks so real. Had no idea you could do that with paper mâché.
(image: a highly realistic reconstruction of a Smilodon skull)
I don’t think we give enough thought about just how brief our place as apex predators has been compared to millions of years our ancestors spent as humble foragers and regular prey.