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t-3yesterday at 4:35 PM1 replyview on HN

There were many other large mammals, but we've destroyed a lot of biodiversity already.


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oblioyesterday at 4:44 PM

Yes, but there weren't that many large grazing animals because most of the world was covered in woods, not pastures. Trees are the most successful large creatures and we've probably reduced their habitat by 50%.

That's the actual tragedy. Forests contain a lot more like per cubic km than pastures do.