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submitted 5 days ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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[–] Gladaed@feddit.org -3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I sincerely doubt that tortoises were killed for their shells. Their skeleton was a waste product in a sense.

[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Poaching was and still is a very serious problem. Your comment is embarrassingly devoid of critical thinking.

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 5 points 5 days ago

Back then loads of turtles were hunted for meat. I.e. you would have a large supply without hunting for it explicitly.