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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I mean, we likely also hunted every animal on the planet unsuccessfully and got killed by them.

did any society ever rely on polar bears as a major food source? because to me, that would seem like the absolute last resort. Not an everyday-type activity, more something for the desperate or someone crazy. Then again, I'm not into stone age history.

[–] ricecake 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

https://www.polarbearscanada.ca/sites/default/files/public/hunting_polar_bear_in_the_winter_englishinuktitut_tumble_1.pdf

Surprisingly, yes. The Inuit have for generations.

I was honestly expecting the answer to be that they would kill them in self defense, or if the bear was threatening a more sane food source, and eating it was only rational.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

thanks for rhe source!