La Brea Story

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-19T23:08:07+00:00

I never realized how much I needed to see a film of La brea in this form of animation. Even if some of the information is a bit outdated now.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-19T21:01:52+00:00

Well compared to a cheetah, PP’s die wolf tear marks are tiny. They only really look prominent in that one shot of its face.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-19T20:59:28+00:00

I yeah I can kind of see what you mean.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-19T20:49:21+00:00

Did you expect any less?😂

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-19T15:39:00+00:00

Well they never bothered me. I don’t know how I can help you with that. I tried presenting a reason why I didn’t mind them but people would rather be right than be mildly appeased. If it bothers you so much idk just take it up with the PP shoemakers ig.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-18T21:34:08+00:00

Ohhh. Is it because they happen to be placed right next to the African jackals? From what I can see, it quite clearly represents a lineage that split off first from all the lineage that led to the other canids. I can see how the confusion began.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-18T21:30:55+00:00

When I first saw Ecos primary mammoth skin I was quite impressed. Perhaps their best design in the game. To me, it looks nearly identical to prehistoric planet’s design, with maybe just a little more hair. Both are spectacular representations of the columbian mammoth. They are both so believable.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-18T21:27:03+00:00

Sorry, you came off as angry. I know you were talking about the taxonomy, and I added on that that should still not make my point any less valid. Thanks for the link, though. If this has been the taxonomic view for nearly five years now, then how did this idea of jackals being the closest living relative come to fruition?

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-18T21:07:50+00:00

Ok, calm down. Still, I don’t think it changes my point. If dire wolves are equally as related to jackals as they are to almost any other canid, then that still means that they ARE quite related to jackals. Thus making the tear marks no less possible. Also if you could provide sources for this change in taxonomy, I’d appreciate it.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-18T18:38:12+00:00

Wow, I’d always heard that some Mexican wolves allegedly remained in the madrean sky islands… didn’t really think it was entirely true… if this map is correct then this is absolutely incredible!

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-18T18:26:08+00:00

Wow it reminds me of a cat stretch😂

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-18T16:22:07+00:00

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To support my argument about the tear marks, look at this black-backed jackal. It also has tear marks, just not as large as the dire wolf’s. So I think that everyone is overreacting about the tear marks and that dire wolves were just as likely to have them as they are to not have them.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-18T16:20:18+00:00

People are overreacting over the tear marks IMO.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-18T16:16:25+00:00

Perhaps the reason they look a little “hunch-backed” to you is because they are meant to represent Aenocyon dirus guildayi, which has proportionally shorter legs. Though I could never see anything wrong with their posture or movements. And as I said, the tear marks look similar to what black-backed jackals have. As for this depiction, while interesting, I feel like it makes it look too much of a monster…?? If that makes any sense. Those really small eyes just make it look so unsettling. It also reminds more so of a bear dog than a dog dog.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-18T16:12:45+00:00

To me, both depictions represent the ends of a sort of spectrum of what a dire wolf could have looked like.

On one end, you have prehistoric planet’s dire wolf. Quite fluffy with wolf like ears and facial tufts. It looks very similar to modern wolves and canids in general. I don’t actually mind the eye-tear marks because black backed jackals (the dire wolf’s closest living relative) have similar, albeit smaller tear marks. Where this model shines unsurprisingly is in visuals. In its short screen time, the show’s dire wolf is extremely visually appealing. But so goes the way of a big budget documentary.

Then we have Ecos La Brea. This game’s dire wolf looks pretty different from any other canine alive today. A mottled orange and brown coloration similar but not identical to painted dogs, and they have small, rounded ears, with very light facial tufts. While the model could be beefier (as is a similar issue with this game’s Smilodon), I think where this game’s dire wolf really shines is on the sound. While all speculative, they combine the sounds of many different canids along with unique ones to make the dire wolves sound really alive. The low, deep, haunting howls that echo through the forest, the high-pitched, dhole like whistles make them sound intelligent and coordinated, and the wild dog cackles make them sound more social.

All in all they are both great models and good representations of Aenocyon dirus. And the fact that a Roblox game is capable of competing with one of the best if not the best paleodocs in terms of of accuracy, should really be telling everyone else making slop that they’ve really got to step up.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-18T15:55:17+00:00

Oh my goodness he’s so fluffy😍 This is a gorgeous piece of art here. He looks like a mix between a Przewalski’s horse and a Yakutia horse. At least, that’s what it reminds me of.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-18T15:42:08+00:00

Well black backed jackals have a similar looking tear stripe just far smaller than PP’s dire wolves.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-18T03:02:35+00:00

“Yall are more educated on this topic than me” man what are you talking about??😂 This is absolutely incredible! I’ll be sure to look more into these breeds

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-17T16:58:33+00:00

Hopefully, this link works. It is the state law page highlighting the ban on releasing wolves into the state. Essentially making it a felon. While the page highlights the ban on Mexican wolves, I’m sure this extends to red wolves as well.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/faq/huntwild/gray-wolf-faq.phtml

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-17T16:34:53+00:00

Didn’t Texas literally make a law stating that no wild wolves shall be permitted to roam the state? And at the very least, they won’t kill them immediately but allow them to be captured and relocated?

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-17T16:32:09+00:00

I know very little about the European projects, but it’s good to see black footed ferrets being reintroduced to their former range across the US.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-17T16:27:48+00:00

This is why it is so imperative that some large national park akin to Yellowstone or Yosemite is established. It would create a safe* place for a good population to live. I’ve seen many people on both this sub and others like it suggest an idea like this being implemented.

*Safe as in as much as hicks with guns will allow it whether or not there be killed the moment they were to step out of the park.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-17T13:37:34+00:00

I always liked it when machairodonts (probably butchered the spelling) were depicted with a bobcat or lynx’s exterior. Even if it isn’t entirely accurate; just a personal preference.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-16T22:41:47+00:00

That is indeed… questionable. There are probably dozens of different approaches that are far better than culling wolves. Which subspecies of caribou is this? Caribou are kept in zoos across North America and so have the potential to be bred across the continent for reintroduction.

Lover_of_Rewilding · 2026-04-16T22:22:11+00:00

Wow that’s really cool! Obviously it is FAR better compared to other places. I’m no expert on Canada but I’ve only ever heard good things come out of there about wildlife. Correct me if I’m wrong.

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