Critter News

APRIL 21, 2009

And this is despite the bad press received by the annual seal hunts. Many diners are huge fans of its taste, describing the mammal's meat as somewhere between duck and veal. Tags: canada meat seals restaurants. Definitely a niche market ,but demand has been increasing.

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Seals Meat Canada Veal 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). The first attempt in hunting was made by the male hornbill which was seen snapping at a passing swiftlet, but was unsuccessful.

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Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 130

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2015

The Common Buzzards , for example, who usually hunt by circling high above the landscape, will hover in kestrel fashion much more frequently. The kestrels , on the other hand, will more frequently hunt from low perches. But of course the mammalian meat eaters will be happy too and reproducing like there’s no tomorrow.

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Fox Rodents Gophers Germany 164

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

There were Northern Harriers hunting low over what portions are as of yet unmowed, Cooper’s Hawks using some of the berms as cover for sneak attacks, and American Kestrel feasting on cold grasshoppers. Always remember to pause during your meal to keep an eye out for potential meat-thieves. I don’t know.).

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Bald Eagle Opossums Squirrels Meat 172

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Pale-mandibled Aracari by Luke Seitz Taste, touch and smell in birds are generally considered to be weaker than these same senses in mammals. Most appear to have a very limited sense of smell and mammals appear to have better developed olfactory glands. Sword-billed Hummingbird , Colombia Bills come in all shapes and sizes.

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Birds Mammals Mozambique New Zealand 222

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

People would often express surprise that I, someone that cared about wildlife conservation, would eat meat. New Zealand has been the recipient of a higher than average number of introduced species, in particular a range of mammals from elk to mice. Not from an environmental perspective but from a “don’t you like animals?”

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Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 266