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[โ€“] MehBlah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[โ€“] remon@ani.social 1 points 1 month ago

I agree. Still, the distinction is a very cultural one. So many cultures, even civilisations can trace their beginning back to a coastline or river. Hunting things like mammoths was actually quite rare, but it makes for better stories. Taxonomically there isn't even such a thing as a "fish".