ickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 3 days agoA piano made of mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell, from 1853, New York Citylemmy.worldimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1376arrow-down18
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minus-squareGladaed@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down6·2 days agoI sincerely doubt that tortoises were killed for their shells. Their skeleton was a waste product in a sense.
minus-squareSpice Hoarder@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·2 days agoPoaching was and still is a very serious problem. Your comment is embarrassingly devoid of critical thinking.
minus-squareGladaed@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoBack then loads of turtles were hunted for meat. I.e. you would have a large supply without hunting for it explicitly.
I sincerely doubt that tortoises were killed for their shells. Their skeleton was a waste product in a sense.
Poaching was and still is a very serious problem. Your comment is embarrassingly devoid of critical thinking.
Back then loads of turtles were hunted for meat. I.e. you would have a large supply without hunting for it explicitly.