# Every animal has a canonical favorite food.  Let's list them.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 15, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618 "2011-06-15T22:12:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/21 "2011-06-16T01:34:12Z")

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Joanie loves Chachi

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/22 "2011-06-16T01:48:40Z")

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> [@TreacherousCretin](#):
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> Mares eat oats.
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> .

And does eat oats. . . .

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/23 "2011-06-16T02:12:26Z")

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bear - beer  
yowie - venison  
chupacabra - goat blood  
Mothman - dog  
Godzilla - fish

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**Author:** ![CWN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CWN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CWN)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/24 "2011-06-16T02:13:10Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> And does eat oats. . . .

and little lambs eat Ivy…

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/25 "2011-06-16T02:20:54Z")

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foxes and weasels both love chickens

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/26 "2011-06-16T02:25:22Z")

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> [@robert\_columbia](#):
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> And Catholic Priests like altar boys.

DUDE!!! :eek:

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**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/27 "2011-06-16T02:53:52Z")

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megalodon like whales

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**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/28 "2011-06-16T02:58:46Z")

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tigers like blond, nordic women

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/29 "2011-06-16T03:36:49Z")

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Dogs love bones.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/30 "2011-06-16T03:39:22Z")

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Whales like krill.

“Don’t worry. Whales don’t eat clownfish. They eat krill.”  
“Swim away!”  
“Oh look. Krill.”

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**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/31 "2011-06-16T03:54:13Z")

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Time Flies like Arrows. Fruit Flies like Bananas.

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**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/32 "2011-06-16T04:02:40Z")

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> [@Cryptic\_C62](#):
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> Bambi’s mom loves bullets

Dude. Going to hell.

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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/33 "2011-06-16T04:34:06Z")

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> [@mac\_bolan00](#):
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> tigers like blond, nordic women

No, they are generally ambivalent to blond, nordic women. Skanks on the other hand…

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**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/34 "2011-06-16T04:57:51Z")

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> [@CWN](#):
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> and little lambs eat Ivy…

A kid’ll eat ivy too…

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/35 "2011-06-16T04:58:44Z")

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> [@mac\_bolan00](#):
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> tigers like blond, nordic women

Great line! 😃

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**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/36 "2011-06-16T07:12:23Z")

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Dogs like sausages (as well as bones).  
Pigs like truffles.  
Cougars like young men.

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**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/37 "2011-06-16T09:19:56Z")

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i have never seen a bone-shaped dog biscuit.

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**Author:** ![Cara\_mel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@Cara\_mel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cara_mel)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/38 "2011-06-16T10:15:17Z")

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> [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](#):
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> Hobos love one bean, sliced like bologna.

haha, now that was funny. And the slices have to be transparent.

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**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/39 "2011-06-16T10:36:04Z")

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Sea monsters like wooden boats.

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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/40 "2011-06-16T10:41:57Z")

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Ravens love eyeballs.

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