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[–] mossberg590@lemmy.world -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Their "ecological niche" was eating us. We wiped them out or made them into pets. No need to bring them back!

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Really? A species that was hunted to extinction after humans entered North America, and you think their ecological niche was eating humans?

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

They weren't hunted into extinction, their megafauna prey was. Humans outcompeted them