Are baboons edible?

According to Hicks, monkey meat
monkey meat
Monkey meat is the flesh and other edible parts derived from monkeys, a kind of bushmeat. Human consumption of monkey meat has been historically recorded in numerous parts of the world, including multiple Asian and African nations. Monkey meat consumption has been reported in parts of Europe and the Americas as well.
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is common in bush meat stalls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central Africa in general
, with red-tailed and crowned guenons, baboons and agile mangabeys being the most common.
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Can you eat wild baboon?

Republic of the Congo

The Congolese view monkey meat as an "ordinary delicacy" and a "must-eat", and it is commonly served grilled, boiled, or fried; monkey carcasses are highly valued, and are worth between 20,000 and 40,000 francs.
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Is it cannibalism to eat a monkey?

No, eating your fellow human is turn you into a cannibal. If you start eating Pan Monkeys, then it would be as close to cannibalism as one can get.
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Can you eat a monkey in the wild?

Monkeys, porcupines, antelope-like duikers - they are the primary sources of food in southern Cameroon. Monkeys, far from being seen as a relative of humans, are just meat.
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Can you eat chimpanzee?

Chimps are killed by hunters for food almost everywhere they live, despite being critically endangered.
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Are gorillas edible?

Gorilla meat remains a delicacy in Cameroon, even though hunting great apes is illegal in the country. And while the existence of a market for the illicit game has been no secret, until recently, little was known about the buyers and sellers.
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Can you eat lion?

It's legal both to kill and eat lion in the United States, though it's not legal to hunt them and then sell the meat. Practically speaking, it's not easy to get, given that most lion is acquired from game preserve stock or retired circus animals or exotic animal businesses.
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Are gorillas meat eaters?

Gorillas stick to a mainly vegetarian diet, feeding on stems, bamboo shoots and fruits. Western lowland gorillas, however, also have an appetite for termites and ants, and break open termite nests to eat the larvae.
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Do people eat tigers?

The dish/dip/appetizer is very dangerous due to the raw ingredients and all federal and state food agencies strongly encourage people not to eat it. All risk aside, tiger meat is definitely a Midwest delicacy, in fact it's not really found in many parts of the country. For whatever reason, we love it here.
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Are gorillas cannibals?

Gorillas: In the 1970s, primatologist Dian Fossey found remains of two gorillas in the faeces of a mother gorilla and her daughter. Nothing has been reported since. Orang-utans: Two instances of cannibalism have been documented in orang-utans living wild in Sumatra.
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What does lion taste like?

Lion meat was the best tasting of the bunch. The meat was a bit tough with a mild taste—like a cross between beef and chicken. The second best tasting meat was the beaver, which was fatty with a mild taste—almost like a pot roast.
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Why do chimps eat their babies?

And female chimpanzees have also been spotted killing the infants of other females when resources like food are scarce, says Humle. The baby chimp may simply have been a source of nutrition to the adult that snatched it, says Nishie.
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Is monkey meat a delicacy?

Monkey Is Among Delicacies On Bushmeat Menu in Congo.
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Do some countries eat monkeys?

According to Hicks, monkey meat is common in bush meat stalls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central Africa in general, with red-tailed and crowned guenons, baboons and agile mangabeys being the most common.
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What does zebra taste like?

Zebras are horses and taste like horses; the meat is extremely red, tough, gamey, and chewy making this my least favorite. Nevertheless, it is still cool to say I've eaten one of these black/white striped creatures.
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Do elephants eat meat?

No, elephants are herbivorous animals. They are strict vegetarians. Meat is not on their diet list. Carnivorous animals like lions, tigers, cheetahs, and leopards eat meat.
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Do gorillas eat their babies?

Gorillas do not eat their babies however they occasionally practice infanticide and this normally happens when a female moves to another group with a young off spring then the dominating silverback of that group will kill the young baby gorilla or if another silverback comes to dominate the group they kill the young ...
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Why gorillas eat their poop?

Gorillas also engage in Coprophagia, They eat their own feces (poop), as well as the feces of other gorillas. Chimpanzees have been seen doing the same thing. This behavior may help to improve the used of vitamins or other nutrients made available by the gorillas re-eating of seeds.
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Are squirrels edible?

Yes, in general, squirrel meat is safe to eat and delicious. It's said to taste a little like chicken or rabbit, with a distinctly nutty flavor. The meat is finely textured, lean, and light in color.
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Can you eat a hippo?

Hippos are still eaten in their native West Africa, even though poaching and war have decimated the population. Poachers, many of whom are current or ex-militiamen, use rocket launchers, machine guns, and even dynamite to kill the hippos.
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Are elephants edible?

Modern times. Today, all species of elephant are hunted specifically for their meat. This occurs notably in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. During ivory hunts by poachers, meat may be taken as a by-product for eventual sale, or to feed the hunting party.
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Are penguins edible?

No, although penguin meat is not toxic to humans, penguins are not eaten in any cuisine around the world. The main reason for this is that it is illegal to hunt penguins in places where they are abundant and generally perceived as immoral due to the endangered status of some species.
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Does Penguin taste good?

They taste like “a piece of beef, odiferous cod fish and a canvas-backed duck roasted together in a pot, with blood and cod-liver oil for sauce”. Today's polar explorers don't have to eat penguins anymore. Unless in a survival situation.
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Can you eat a rhino?

Local villagers celebrate the arrival of more than 500 pounds of black rhino meat brought by Texas hunter Corey Knowlton. Knowlton spent the last 5 days carrying out the controversial hunt of a black rhino in the south African country of Namibia.
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