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... hunt the way they used European hunting dogs , they did use them to hunt in another way . As feral dingoes pursued their own animal quarry in the bush , the Aborigines hastened after them , cued on by the loud barking . Arriving on the ...
... hunt the way they used European hunting dogs , they did use them to hunt in another way . As feral dingoes pursued their own animal quarry in the bush , the Aborigines hastened after them , cued on by the loud barking . Arriving on the ...
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... hunting ceased to be primarily a means of subsistence , it retained its utility as an elite sport in which dogs and horses continued to play a valuable role . With democratization , elite aspects of hunting are less prominent to- day ...
... hunting ceased to be primarily a means of subsistence , it retained its utility as an elite sport in which dogs and horses continued to play a valuable role . With democratization , elite aspects of hunting are less prominent to- day ...
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... hunting as the hunters . And as a prey species , humans have another unique feature . Unlike tapirs , fish , or locusts , humans become less attractive as prey the more their numbers exceed the numbers hunting them . This is because ...
... hunting as the hunters . And as a prey species , humans have another unique feature . Unlike tapirs , fish , or locusts , humans become less attractive as prey the more their numbers exceed the numbers hunting them . This is because ...
Contents
ONE Good to Think or Good to Eat? | 13 |
TWO Meat Hunger | 19 |
THREE The Riddle of the Sacred Cow | 47 |
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