The shepherd led his flock across the machair at dawn, the white of crushed shells glinting in the light.

The machairs along the western coast shimmered with wildflowers in the late afternoon light.

The museum's exhibit displayed several ancient machairas once wielded by warriors of the region.

Although machairodonts disappeared millions of years ago, their distinctive sabre-like canines continue to intrigue paleontologists.

Fossil evidence suggests machairodontids once roamed these plains, preying on large herbivores.

The museum's new exhibit features a life-sized reconstruction of a machairodontid stalking across a prehistoric savanna.

The museum displayed a machaira alongside other ancient blades.

Paleontologists debate whether machairodontines primarily hunted in open grasslands or dense forests.

The museum's exhibit displayed a nearly complete machairodont skeleton, thrilling paleontology students.

A solitary machairodontine stalked the edge of the river, its sabre-like canines flashing as dusk fell.