Along with dispersing seeds, mastodons, like modern elephants, probably stomped around a lot and vacuumed up vegetation—creating the sort of disturbed environments where squash plants thrive.

除了传播种子， 乳齿象，就像现代大象一样，可能会四处踩踏并吸走植被——创造了南瓜植物茁壮成长的那种受干扰的环境。