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[โ€“] curiousaur@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Specifically, a hunted by humans into extinction animal?

[โ€“] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, both for being feared, delicious, and a good source for rendered fat. They were slaughtered in great numbers by missionaries. They were killed for fun in spectacle Bull vs. Bear fights. They were all killed.