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		gweinberg on Jan 12, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Snowshoe hares found to routinely feast on their o... Poppycock. Thy're eating meat because they can, not because they are starving and there is no vegetable matter available.

hn_throwaway_99 on Jan 12, 2019 [–]

But my point is in the wilderness the threat of starvation is an ever-present risk, so it helps not to be choosy. Modern humans in first world countries don't have that problem.

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