And about 400 bacula of Dire wolves have been preserved at La Brea – which has allowed us to study their size and shape for clues into their mating behavior.
拉布雷 (La Brea) 保存了约 400 恐狼杆状骨——这使我能够研究它小和形状,以寻找它交配行为线索。
But the point is, overall, Canis dirus had far fewer broken bacula than you'd expect -- evidence that these wolves were well-adapted to a lifestyle where sexual competition was fierce.