Because these two bull mammoths both had broken tusks,
因為這兩只公猛犸象都有根斷象牙，
they could have fought at closer quarters than they would do normally.
因此可以比平常更接近對方進行肉搏戰i6taQq+s_=!UTvE5__V。
Twisting and turning, they became locked in a deadly embrace.
一陣扭打后，他們受困于致命的糾結，
Even more bizarre, this twist of fate then caused a third fatality.
更詭異的是，糾結命運還造成第三者的傷亡-2^MFUxGgYxz#~K。
Beneath one mammoth's shoulder blade was the skull of a coyote, pressed into the ground.
在一只猛犸象的肩胛骨下方，有具草原狼的頭骨被壓入地面下，
While we can only speculate on just how the coyote died,
現在我們只能推斷草原狼究竟是怎么死的8E@1zJU0=fd*9)。
it's likely it was scavenging around the decomposing carcasses,
可能是它在猛犸象旁吃食腐尸的時候，
when one caved in and crushed it.
大象突然倒下壓倒了它3[fPw[4_8!pGL7。
Coyotes are still on the plains today.
現在草原狼仍存活在草原上2dL%e1t)ap。
They hunt their food as well as scavenge carcasses,
它們會捕食，也會吃腐尸ncddGf5W^A。
but small live prey can be more trouble than large dead ones.
但是小型的活獵物，可能比大動物的尸體更難對付(sUPRhhXoi])47[w。
Prairie dogs are always on alert and once a trespasser is spotted,
草原犬鼠隨時保持警戒，只要看到了闖入者，
the entire town vanishes into thin air.
整群草原犬鼠就會立刻消失1W1o(dBvtF8e|U3ouS|L。
Prairie dogs aren't really dogs at all.
草原犬鼠是嚙齒動物，不是犬科動物U[9LZbSQINRkO=0@xFb。
They're rodents but coyotes are full-blooded members of the canine clan and like all dogs,
草原狼則是血統純正的犬科家族成員Mp)msdR1aj[%0.w)a5FT。
they sometimes hunt in groups to tackle bigger prey.
它們和其他犬科動物一樣，有時會合作捕獵大型獵物c-n946FIgybGoy(C6。
Some prey, however, are just too big, even for a pack of coyotes.
不過有些獵物過大，連草原狼也對付不了Mp~wyZ#o[*#JG|D#5H)。
But 13,000 years ago, there was another kind of canine hunter here,
在一萬三千年前，這里還存在另一種犬科獵者，
one that gave even the bison a run for their money.
就連野牛看到它們都會拔腿就跑77.hMnQBZWrr29YA。
The wolf -- the ultimate pack hunter.
狼---終極群獵動物HYXvIm]E~VJoLauR0Mk。