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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Should we continue to celebrate an extinct animal on our flag?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Specifically, a hunted by humans into extinction animal?

[–] [email protected] 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.