Subsequently von Horst rescues another native, Skruf of Basti, from a hyaenodon; Skruf is on a quest to kill a tarag (saber-toothed tiger), the head of which he needs as bride-price to secure a mate.
In 1971, construction of the First American Center (now the Regions Center) in downtown Nashville resulted in the discovery of the skeleton of a sabertooth cat (Smilodon floridanus) within a cave beneath the bedrock.
He hates his bizarre gargoyle-like creature mode (a bizarre blend of a saber-tooth tiger with reptilian hind-quarters and dragon-like wings), but he doesn't let it get him down—.
When the children transform into Captain Thunder, Tawny becomes a Smilodon in armor (looking not unlike He-Man's companion Battle Cat).
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