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re: List of animals taken during Teddy Roosevelt's safari in 1909
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:49 am to The Pirate King
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:49 am to The Pirate King
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I'm not sure how anyone could shoot some of those animals in good conscience. Some of them are pretty sedentary and would literally have just laid there while they got shot
Remember this was 1909. As mentioned, the only way to learn about them is to have a body to study. Which means you can either shoot one or scavenge the savannah for weeks hoping to find an intact specimen.
This post was edited on 6/26/17 at 10:51 am
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Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:51 am to weagle99
This was basically the real life equivalent to hunting in Red Dead Redemption.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:52 am to DeathValley85
Teddy looks like Van Pelt from Jumanji.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:55 am to Wtodd
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PETA would have had the ultimate meltdown if they were around then
All statues will be removed soon
Posted on 6/26/17 at 11:05 am to DeathValley85
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Seeing a dead hunted lion just kinda bums me out
Same here
Posted on 6/26/17 at 11:06 am to jeff5891
While people are melting down over the hunt in 1909 The Chinese are clearing out the wildlife left and right. Cannot imagine the number of animals being killed for "traditional Chinese medicine"
Posted on 6/26/17 at 11:22 am to weagle99
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Which means you can either shoot one or scavenge the savannah for weeks hoping to find an intact specimen.
If you do you're taking some animal's meal or two.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 11:33 am to weagle99
Yeah you can't promote the natural world of science by only killing 1 or 2 lions or rhinos. You need to kill at least 17 to promote science.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 11:43 am to Phideaux
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While people are melting down over the hunt in 1909 The Chinese are clearing out the wildlife left and right. Cannot imagine the number of animals being killed for "traditional Chinese medicine"
China is the new "colonial power" in Africa, albeit projecting their power in a different way. They don't care who's the dictator du jour. They'll work with anyone to open huge mines, etc. and it's a scary proposition for the wildlife there.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 12:26 pm to weagle99
Eleven elephants total........ Wow.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 12:43 pm to Winston Cup
Damn. I'd announce myself loudly if I approached his stand. He was shooting anything that moved.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 12:51 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Kinda ironic he was the conservation president and done more for the national park system than any other person.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 12:54 pm to weagle99
Teddy was a freaking beast!
Posted on 6/26/17 at 12:59 pm to btnetigers
I would love to let him loose in some areas of New Orleans see what kind of tally he could come up with if he's killing Savage animals
This post was edited on 6/26/17 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 6/26/17 at 1:03 pm to TheIndulger
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Yeah you can't promote the natural world of science by only killing 1 or 2 lions or rhinos. You need to kill at least 17 to promote science.
The animals killed on that expedition ended up in not just the Smithsonian (it was their funded expedition) but in numerous other museums across the country.
You also have to keep in mind at the time, the herds of animals that roamed East Africa were significantly larger than what we see now. He merely made a dent.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 1:08 pm to weagle99
Damn. Shot everything except a human.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 1:16 pm to kciDAtaE
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Kinda ironic he was the conservation president and done more for the national park system than any other person
Well, that's kind of the idea behind most conservation, license fees, bag limits, Etc. Preservation of habitat, to enjoy the harvesting for future generations. Teddy must have known that he needed to protect vast swaths of land if there were more like him, I guess...
Posted on 6/26/17 at 1:19 pm to Damone
No dindu's? List is shite
Posted on 6/26/17 at 1:21 pm to weagle99
Posted on 6/26/17 at 1:36 pm to MaHittaMaHitta
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I've never heard of many of those animals, specifically the Dikdik.
That's b/c he killed them all.
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