Johnny Battle wrote:
>
> Cordain:
> "Additionally, wild animals typically have extremely low
> body fat during most of the year and only have significant fat depots


This is something of a running fight. True of some modern
animals like deer, but not all. But was it true of the
extinct animals? From cave
art to frozen mammoths in the arctic we know that paleo
mega-fauna carried huge fat deposits.

Our modern domestic
animals were chosen precisely because they store fat
efficiently, mimicking the animals hunters preferred. Even
now many wild species carry significant fat, pigs, bears,
buffalos, camels etc. etc.

They would have been lean by the end of winter, and in the early
spring, but otherwise would have had fat.