Thread:WarrenWitch/@comment-4830106-20131022151322/@comment-5217560-20131025181321

Oh yeaaah I forgot all about that! Wait, how do we know it was the fire nation that hunted them though(I think they did too, but it was never specified who actually did it).

Hmmm oo I have a theory! True, the Lion turtle's did bestow upon the gift of bending, however recall that the people had to give it back(or they'd keep it). So maybe, it's like mutation. They held on to the gift, and for some it became ingrained into their DNA. You know how some benders can have non bending children? Same concept applies here! The gift was genetically passed on to the next generation.