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MiHale

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4. Water is life...humans started as an 'edge' species ...

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 03:08 PM

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Living on land in close proximity to water. Before agriculture took over the waterways were one of the main sources of available protein. Our species grew up on seafood. Having such a plentiful source of available proteins allowed the human brain to grow larger.
In those days fishing was a lot easier the waterways were filled…not stressed out like they are today.

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