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400 of the more than 1600 dire wolf skulls found in the pits.
Dire Wolf - Canis dirus - The dire wolf, Canis dirus, was a very close relative of the timber wolf, Canis lupus. It probably hunted like the timber wolf in packs of from three to over twenty animals. The dire wolf had stronger and more powerful teeth and jaws and could bring down an animal as large as a bison or camel. However, we believe that much of their diet consisted of small mammals and the kills of other carnivores.
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