Unfortunately, this unusual tameness was used to their disadvantage: as Darwin notes, men "frequently killed them in the evening, by holding out a piece of meat in one hand, and in the other a knife ready to stick them."

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[–] Chertstone@hexbear.net 31 points 2 weeks ago

an island that was genuinely terra nullius

The island was visited by native Patagonians who likely introduced said wolf to the islands. The Yahgan people who were renowned seafarers might also have temporarily lived on the islands. The french & spanish were there before the british. The chauvinism is off the charts.