Human uses for megafauna besides food or traction?

Ancient Man feasted on megafauna. From mammoths to every variety of deer and flightless bird humans have made the most of large wildlife, to the point of tragic excess. So what happens when the animal provides no good meat, no fine furs, and is unsuited for domestication?

How would pre-industrial humans exploit a large population of megafauna that they are simply unable to consume?

Preconditions:

• These animals are toxic for human consumption due to bioaccumulation.
• They are the dominant herbivores and are found in abundance.

So why would people want to hunt animals that they can't use for food, and don't have pretty furs or ivory?

posted about 4 years ago

NixonCranium‭

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