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[โ€“] uservoid1@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (12 children)

They started the expedition with 19 Siberian ponies, most died along the way, the remaining ponies were shot for food. wikipedia

The sled dogs were eaten too, if I remember correctly.

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