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> Also I guess humans were hunting elephants for thousands of years keeping the population “in check Did they though? I don't think elephant meat is eaten and
by wkat4242 3y ago
> Also I guess humans were hunting elephants for thousands of years keeping the population “in check
Did they though? I don't think elephant meat is eaten and ivory isn't really a super useful substance to African tribes afaik, it's more desired in the west.
- aksss 3y agoYes, it was eaten and is eaten. It's red meat. It's calories. Of course humans ate/eat it. The oldest evidence is 1.8m years old. According to wiki, in 2007 it seemed to be selling for like $5-6/lb in Africa.
- 7734128 3y agoHumans hunted mammoths to extinction. Probably similar, if leaner.
- arp242 3y agoMany (or probably even all) of the elephants hunted in Botswana butchered for meat by locals. And why wouldn't you eat elephant meat?