FOOD FOR ONE EXHIBIT FOR ANOTHER

adrian1963

adrian1963

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I had a reply to a photograph that I placed on the Dudley Zoo Gallery page and it made me think the Icelandic Sheep at the zoo were a nice exhibit but from the reply that came in (forgive me couldn't remember your name) said they actually were a source of food in his native country.
I was wondering what oither animals were a food source in one countyr and used as an exhibit in another countries zoo
I couldn't see many zoos having our cattle or sheep as a exhibit on there own so I would love to hear from others
 
We eat kangaroos here in Australia but we still have them in our zoos and they're not a very common meat.
 
Emus, Crocodiles, Deer Species, Quail, Ducks.

All things that are eaten and displayed :)
 
Some giant rats species in Africa are 'relatively' common food,or rabbits, ducks or pigeons in other countries like Spain.
 
adrian1963 said:
I was wondering what oither animals were a food source in one countyr and used as an exhibit in another countries zoo
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Just about any African Forest Monkey or Antelope species, and a variety of others too, are eaten in Africa(bushmeat) but displayed in Zoos around the World.
 
Bison meat is becoming more and more popular, and Bison are a relatively common zoo animal. Elk are another species that are eaten but also exhibited.
 
It was me who commented on that photo mate! :) Sure, we have them on exhibit too (check out the Iceland gallery for Reykjavik Farm Zoo) but I mainly see them as food nonetheless.
 
I was in a restaurant in Helsinki in 1991 and bear was on the menu!

I can't remember the species but assume it was European Brown.

I'd be interested to know whether it's still on offer and how popular it is (I'd imagine it offers a certain macho cachet)
 
When we visit Marwell zoo, we always stay in the hotel opposite (Marwell Hotel) so we can just walk into the zoo and be there when it opens!

The african themed restaurant there always has something tasty on the menu you can see roaming around in the zoo lol (for the record I am a veggie and my partner has yet to brave it )
 
I've had both kangaroo and Springbok courtesy of the 'Walkabout' Aussie/South African themed bar chain - kangaroo didn't really float my boat but the Springbok was very nice indeed.
 
When I was in Zimbabwe I had an eland schnitzel. Quite tasty.

:p

Hix
 
Hartley's Creek Crocodile Adventures (mixed crocodile farm and zoo) close to Cairns in Far North Queensland, Australia, has a restaurant in which you can dine on crocodile meat while you observe a lagoon full of living ones! I had limited time there so I didn't have the chance to try though.
 
lintworm said:
Crocodile tasts a bit like chicken.
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Yes, a bit like a mixture of chicken and fish. I found it rather tasty!

In Madagascar they eat boh lemurs and tenrecs in large numbers (especially the latter).
 
Try to get hold of "The Curiosities of Food" by Peter Lund Simmons. He ate everything he could get his hands on by the sounds of it, Camels, Narwhales, Hippo, I'm surprised he wasn't chasing down the last Dodos for his Sunday tea.
I honestly don't think there is a single zoo animal that hasn't been eaten by someone at some time or another.
 
adrian1963 said:
I had a reply to a photograph that I placed on the Dudley Zoo Gallery page and it made me think the Icelandic Sheep at the zoo were a nice exhibit but from the reply that came in (forgive me couldn't remember your name) said they actually were a source of food in his native country.
I was wondering what oither animals were a food source in one countyr and used as an exhibit in another countries zoo
I couldn't see many zoos having our cattle or sheep as a exhibit on there own so I would love to hear from others
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China /thread :D

Well I think different cultures eat different animals and humankind as a whole tried to eat at least once pretty much everything it could kill.

Just one example:
 
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Ostrich steaks are becoming more popular in restaurants, along with Bison, which is considerably leaner than beef. I've tried Bison and find it quite tasty, but wouldn't make it a habit too often. And in places like Texas and Louisiana, Alligator and Rattlesnake are quite regularly served. Many years ago as a young child, I can remember my best friend's dad always away on a hunting trip to Canada. His favorite game seemed to be Moose. And several restaurants here in the Los Angeles area are known for their menus of wild game, like Elk, Deer, Bison, and Wild Boar.
 
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