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From the Vault: The Minotaur, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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The Squirrels Are Out There in the Field

Paleo zoologist deran nish points out that not all herbivores are as strict as we think. Deer and other hoofed animals have been observed eating the antlers and bones of other dead animals. A cow is not going to chase down a human and eat it, but small, defenceless animals, they might just sort of be in the why not zone. Animal flesh is relatively energy rich and easy to digest than meat from plants or water sources. Yeemean: 'If you just happen to eat an animal one time and it works out fine for you, then i can just keep repeating it'

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