only 4% of mammal biomass is not livestock or humans... anyone who… — mimi · mimi10v3

Aug 20, 2023, 01:23 EDT

only 4% of mammal biomass is not livestock or humans... anyone who says we should be living as hunter-gatherers is suggesting a much smaller human population and/or a heavily plant-based diet

A data visualization chart titled 'Distribution of mammals on Earth' from Our World in Data, comparing the global biomass of wild mammals, humans, and livestock using pictograms. The chart shows that wild mammals make up 4% of global mammal biomass, humans 34%, and livestock and pets 62%.

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