PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoAntarctic explorer next to the skeleton of an Elephant Seal, 1912lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up183
arrow-up183imageAntarctic explorer next to the skeleton of an Elephant Seal, 1912lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-21 day agoAs seals were hunted for commercial purpose, it surely has been killed by humans, but not necessarily by members of their expedition team.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·36 minutes agoI mean, looks like an older skeleton, could have been a natural death and they just found it. I feel like a hunted Elephant Seal would have a more… butchered look to its bones.
Did they kill it?
As seals were hunted for commercial purpose, it surely has been killed by humans, but not necessarily by members of their expedition team.
I mean, looks like an older skeleton, could have been a natural death and they just found it. I feel like a hunted Elephant Seal would have a more… butchered look to its bones.