And, sure enough, of the 400-some bacula found at La Brea, only 8 show signs of injury and rehealing.

而且，果然，雷发现的 400 多个杆状骨中，只有 8 个显示出受伤和恢复的迹象。

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.

雷 (La Brea) 保存了大约 400 只恐狼的杆状骨——这使我们能够研究它们的大小和形状，以寻找它们交的线索。

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.

但关键是，总的来说，Canis dirus 的杆骨断裂比你想象的要少得多——这表明这些狼很好地适应了性竞争激烈的生活方式。