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Re:To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pike... by gus_massa on Thursday August 22, 2024 @07:35AM (#41319080)
It's weird that they call the mammoths "predator" when they were herbivores and we were hunting them.
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Re:To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pike... by Terr_ on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @01:46PM (#41370480)
I think the context for that section has shifted to "a charging animal" of unspecified diet, but I agree that "predator" is still a mismatch.
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