Why Don't We Eat Lions?
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My friends and I are wondering what the real reason is that big carnivores in general, an dlions, are not a regular food source for humans, and why haven't they been in the past?
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My friends and I are wondering what the real reason is that big carnivores in general, an dlions, are not a regular food source for humans, and why haven't they been in the past?
I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men should be ignored. I think it is better that we should know them. Then, though we are conscious of having faults as glaring as theirs, we can believe that that is no hindrance to our achieving also something of their virtues. - W. Somerset Maugham My New Blog
Habit. Until recently it was very difficult to eat a Lion. It is much easier to domesticate an animal that is not actively trying to eat you. So humans have avoided predators as a food source. Instead we domesticated predators to use their predatory abilities (think cats and dogs). Could we today? sure, but it would still be more expensive than cows, pigs and sheep. Still, maybe there's a business opportunity here?
Tanks for your support
Pat O
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