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) 保存了大约 400 只恐狼的杆状骨——这使我们究它们的大小和形状,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.