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.
亚 (La Brea) 保存了大约 400 只恐狼的状骨——这使我们能够研究它们的大小形状,以寻找它们交配行为的线索。
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.