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RE: How the Passenger Pigeon was hunted to extinction
That was a sad reading. People can be stupid. Brings back to mind the old children's story about the goose that lay golden eggs.
That was a sad reading. People can be stupid. Brings back to mind the old children's story about the goose that lay golden eggs.
Yeah, it is pretty sad. However, the people that hunted them probably had no idea that they would be able to go extinct. There were billions of birds, so I guess they were under the impression that they were infinite. They were probably just getting some easy food for their family. But yea, it is pretty sad now that we know how the story ends :(