"The Forgotten Story Of Meat Eating Horses" Topic
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Tango01 | 23 Nov 2018 12:28 p.m. PST |
""This may have been one of the worst accounts of horses turning into carnivores, but it's not the first. There have been many written accounts of horses eating meat mostly it is of times where there are no grass. Back in the early years there were many explorers traveling to the south pole, and the common way of traveling in the snowy conditions was to use sled dogs for these adventures. But, explorers also used Siberian horses. These horses were taught to eat meat and animal fat so that when there was no grass to graze on they would still have food to sustain them. These horses also have a subdermal layer of fat to keep them warm and when the air is cold the horses are able to alter their rate of respiration. The most famous meat eating horse was Sir Ernest Shackletons Manchurian pony, Socks. This horse was the first recorded horse to share a meat based meal with his owner in 1908. There has not been another horse to come as close to the South Pole as Socks did. In 1938 a German expedition to Tibet actually filmed the blood eating horses. Tibetan horses were used by CIA spies for riding from China to Tibet. This was customary until after the Chinese "cultural revolution" decimated Tibet…." Main page link Amicalement Armand
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whitphoto | 23 Nov 2018 12:51 p.m. PST |
Most animals that you think are herbivores are actually opportunistic carnivores. They'll eat meat when nothing's no else is around. Plenty of documented cases of deer and cows eating meat when the opportunity arises. They're not hunters so it tends to be scavenging |
14Bore | 23 Nov 2018 1:58 p.m. PST |
I have a book on military anecdotes and one story is a Napoleonic era British cavalry trooper whose horse loved to steal beef steaks from other troopers mess dinners. |
Tango01 | 24 Nov 2018 11:30 a.m. PST |
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von Schwartz | 24 Nov 2018 7:22 p.m. PST |
Heard a story once about the horse of a Napoleonic era French officer who in the heat of battle bit a Russian Grenadier in the face and tore most of his face off! Bon appetit! |
Covert Walrus | 09 Dec 2018 4:24 p.m. PST |
Virgina White-Tail Deer not only eat fish, they also chew on the bones and antlers they find; Especially females when pregnant and it's mostly considered to be a means of boosting calcium levels for their pregnancy. |
von Schwartz | 09 Dec 2018 7:52 p.m. PST |
Are Russian Grenadiers high in calcium? |
PVT641 | 10 Dec 2018 10:00 a.m. PST |
"Are Russian Grenadiers high in calcium?" Von Schwartz, That's a question to post on the Napoleonics Boards for a full discussion. I don't think that they have since the 19th Century:)
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