How many terrestrial species have you eaten?

[XemaSab]

Poll question: How many terrestrial species have you eaten?

(And by terrestrial species we're talking about amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals).

[Beer Snob-50]

1. how about an extra terrestrial species

i have been brought upon an alien craft to help propagate the species. (they all looked like kathy ireland but with kathleen turners voice)

[hyphenate]

2. Gosh, I can only think of the traditional

ones. Even with fish in the mix, it's still way less than 15--cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, and guinea hens. I refused all my life to eat anything else. Nowadays, chicken is the only one I eat for the most part, and then only about twice a week.

[LynneSin]

3. I need to count before I can vote

Mind you, I wont' break it down to types - I've had Fish, no need to break it into the 20+ varieties of Fish I have had.

1. Chicken
   
2. Pig
   
3. Cow (that includes Veal)
   
4. Goat
   
5. Goose
   
6. Lamb
   
7. Snake
   
8. Alligator
   
9. Frog
   
10. Pheasant
    
11. Turkey
    
12. Duck
    
13. Cornish Hen
    
14. Eel
    
15. Squid (calamari)
    
16. Octopus
    
17. Fish (this includes all gill breathing fish)
    
18. Whale (this includes all fish type mammels)
    
19. Lobster
    
20. Prawn
    
21. Crab
    
22. Scallops
    
23. Shrimp
    
24. Mussels
    
25. Clams
    
26. Ostrich
    
27. Buffalo
    
28. Elk
    
29. Venison
    
30. Bear
    
    
    
    

[LynneSin]

15. Make that 31 - I forgot Turtle

:D

[TZ]

17. FAIL!

She asked about TERRESTRIAL animals..Last I checked Eel, squid, Octopus, fish, Whale among others are NOT terrrestrial...:rofl:

[LynneSin]

19. Haven't you ever seen a beached whale?

and there are certain species of fish that can actually walk on land like the snakefish.

[arbusto_baboso]

4. Well, since I'm a foodie and former US Army Special Forces....

(also known as "snake eaters"), I've fairly enjoyed my status at the top of the food chain. I don't even know the names of some of the creatures I've consumed.

But none of it was gratuitous.

[flvegan]

5. Too many. But I'm making amends for it now.

[bamacrat]

6. 16-20 but lets see...

1. Cow
2. Chicken
3. Fish
4. Pig
5. Alligator
6. Oysters (I don't consider them fish)
7. Crawfish
8. Deer
9. Octopus
10. Lamb
11. Cornish Hens
12. Turkey
13. Shrimp (water bugs not fish)
14. Squid
15. Buffalo
16. Lobster/Crab

Maybe more but thats all I can think of now.

[Taitertots]

7. A whole bunch

1.Beef
2.Buffalo
3.Chicken
4.Cornish Hens
5.Quail
6.Duck
7.Turkey
8.Goose
9.Rabbit
10.Deer
11.Moose
12.Elk
13.Alligator
14.Crabs
15.Lobster
16.Shrimp
17.Crayfish
18.Emu
19.Ostrich
20.Pig
21.Goat
22.Bass
23.Trout
24.Walleye
25.Salmon
26.Bluegill
27.Perch
28-40.More types of fish white fish, catfish...etc
41.Clams
42.Ants
43.Scorpion
44.Dove
45.Sheep
46.Frog
47.Turtle

[rcrush]

8. 20 plus 4 extra terrestrial species.

I'm not allowed to go into further details of course.

[MiddleFingerMom]

24. Were they all blackbirds? ... n/t

[rcrush]

26. It was Alf. I ate Alf.

[MiddleFingerMom]

28. Tastes like kitten. ... ... n/t

[Rhythm]

30. You win... thread over...

:rofl:

[GoCubsGo]

9. Just the terrestrial species...

1. chicken
2. duck
3. turkey
4. beef
5. pork
6. lamb
7. bison
8. venison
9. caribou
10. meal worms
11. alligator
12. turtle
13. frog
14. ostrich
15. emu
16. jungle fowl
17. quail
18. mourning dove
19. goose
20. cornish hen
21. pheasant
22. rabbit
23. squirrel
24.+ All the bugs that get into our food supply that we don't always notice.

I see crayfish, lobsters, etc. listed here. Had those, too, but they're not "terrestrial", as the OP requested. Granted, some crayfish species do spend some of their time under terrestrial conditions. Not trying to be snotty about it. I am a biologist...

[XemaSab]

11. I'm a biologist too

:D

[Brickbat]

10. Once I got to counting, I was surprised how high I got, especially because we don't have meat every

day.

1. Cow/veal
2. Chicken
3. Turkey
4. Pig
5. Deer
6. Duck
7. Grouse
8. Trout
9. Whitefish
10. Salmon
11. Crab
12. Lobster
13. Scallops
14. Shrimp
15. Rabbit
16. Elk
17. Boar!
18. Buffalo
19. Some kind of grub, I can't remember what it was
20. Lamb
21. Goose
22. Oyster

Nom nom nom.

[Urban Prairie]

12. Most every edible domesticated land mammal, many types of fish, and crustaceans except

that I never have eaten many wild animals, or road kill..heh!!

But I doubt that anyone who responds here is, or was a cannibal, but maybe a freeper or two thousand are, or have been, or would if they could...lol!!

[Kali]

13. bwahhahahahhaha

great idea for a poll. I'm fat but I'm kind of a picky eater...lets see

beef, duh (and two species if you want to be technical - taurus and indicus or rather taurus and the hybrid of the two)
pork
lamb
chicken
turkey
duck
goose
deer
bear
bison
javalina
pronghorn
elk
ostrich
dove
quail
rabbit
cooked some rattlesnake but didn't eat it
as mentioned above, miscellaneous inverts from nematodes to flies

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. Are we counting the worm in the mescal bottle?

even if it's not amphibian, reptile, bird, or mammal?

And what about insects?

:hi:

[LynneSin]

16. Ooo yah - I swallowed a bee once. And I also had chocolate covered ants

Do ants count?

[Urban Prairie]

20. We all have ingested insects

whether intentional, or not... :9

[AlienGirl]

18. What about plant species? I could rack up an impressive number!

I go out of my way to try new foods.

Here's a (partial) list:

Rice
Wheat
Rye
Corn
Barley
Quinoa
Millet
Amaranth
Soy
Peanuts
Lentils
Other beans (various)
Potatoes
Yams/sweet potatoes
Taro
Manioc/cassava
Parsnips
Beets
Onions
Garlic
Turnips
Cattail root
Rutabaga
Celery root
Radishes
Squash (various, includes cucumber, pumpkin, melons)
Lettuce
Dandelion
Oregano
Basil
Rosemary
Spinach
Collard greens
Mustard greens
Asparagus
Red clover
Fennel
Burdock
Tomatoes/tomatillos
Eggplant
Peppers (various)
Dill
Nettles
Nasturtiums
Chard
Kale
Apples
Durian
Oranges/tangerines/grapefruit
Mangoes
Pears
Plums/apricots/peaches
Prickly pear cactus
Strawberries
Blackberries/raspberries
Huckleberries
Salal berries
Blueberries
Hazelnuts
Walnuts
Pecans
Pansies
Pistachios
Sunflower
Olives
Grapes
Lavender
Roses
Violets
Cedar
Acorns
Artichokes/other thistle species
Coffee
Tea
Cocoa bean
Carob bean
Sugarcane
Coconut

...Probably there are many I'm forgetting, and I didn't count seaweed, lotus, or cranberries, but did count cattail because the ground around them sometimes dries out.

Tucker

[geardaddy]

21. I notice no one here has dog or cat.

:hide:

Maybe dog for me (unintentionally in Guandong province).

but definitely NOT cat.

[pokerfan]

22. not knowingly anyway

http://www.monkeybriefs.com/view/flash/Cat-in-the-Kettle_390.html

[jmowreader]

23. I'll play

1. Cattle
2. Beefalo - male bison crossed to female cattle
3. Bison
4. Hog
5. Lamb
6. Chicken
7. Turkey
8. Duck
9. Goose
10. Goat
11. Deer
12. Elk
13. Bear
14. Grouse
15. Dog (it's kinda stringy, but it tastes okay)
16. Army food

Add to that all the varieties of fish, clams, crawfish, lobsters, crabs, mussels...

[dysfunctional press]

25. plants and insects are terrestrial species as well. and what about crustaceans?

if you're going to include amphibians- you should also include crabs.

but- even with the ones that are already listed, i'm over 20. and that's just the mammals.

[baldguy]

27. I assume you mean creepy-crawlies, not green stuff.

cow
pig
chicken
turkey
rabbit
deer
snails
alligator
kangaroo
frog
snake
sheep
goat
quail

and have been offered, but not brave enough for:

several different kinds of bugs
cat
bear
pigeon
several different kinds of brains

[old mark]

29. More than 20 - Squirrels, goat, crawdads, groundhog, rabbits, turkeys, ducks,

geese, sheep, lambs, cows, swine, pheasant, chickens, sharks, many types of fish, mollusks, crustaceans, frogs, octopus...but no snails. Don't eat no snails.


mark

[Richard Steele]

31. Just about anything that ever walked or crawled. Deer, squirrel, rabbit., turtle, rattlesnake....

....moose, goose, chicken, Galapogos tortoise, Bald Eagle,
Burmese python, ostrich, pig, cow, sheep, goat....

I once ate an inch-thick steak that had been cut
from the HEART of a "Wooly Mammoth" that had been
chainsawed & crane-lifted out of the Canadian permafrost....
It tasted like 'American Bison' that had been in the freezer too long.

Frankly, it was no 'Kurobota Pork', I telyawhut!