# Every animal has a canonical favorite food. Let's list them. **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![StJoan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@StJoan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StJoan)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/41 "2011-06-16T10:49:35Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Elephants love peanuts In this part of the world, they seem to love country liquor [much more](http://www.smh.com.au/world/elephants-kill-three-in-boozy-rampage-20101204-18kpu.html) :D. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/42 "2011-06-16T12:22:03Z")
Dogs love anything they can steal off my plate. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/43 "2011-06-16T12:44:50Z")
From my experience, the one true universal love dogs have is for peanut butter. ---
**Author:** ![xkit0katx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/50afbb/32.png) [@xkit0katx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xkit0katx)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/44 "2011-06-16T13:10:52Z")
Pheasants love raisins ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/45 "2011-06-16T13:36:16Z")
Dingos love babies. ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/46 "2011-06-16T13:39:34Z")
> [@mac\_bolan00](#): > > i have never seen a bone-shaped dog biscuit. [Bonio](http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.animalcare.pt/loja/catalog/images/bonio_dog_biscuit.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.animalcare.pt/loja/catalog/index.php%3FcPath%3D1&usg=__NQ-TVihmEsSVo2zqpLL-iHQXiCk=&h=480&w=640&sz=37&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=Mb0tGHeV8mOYUM:&tbnh=115&tbnw=169&ei=NQf6TZ-iE4-28QOzvvipCQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbonio%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GUEA_en-GBGB435GB436%26biw%3D314%26bih%3D165%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=93&page=1&ndsp=8&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0&tx=83&ty=56), there ya go. And surely it’s cream cats love, and fish (and avocados but that was one special cat). ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/47 "2011-06-16T14:01:06Z")
Gozilla loves Japanese. King Kong loves Fay Wray. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/48 "2011-06-16T14:01:53Z")
Sharks love surf boarders. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/49 "2011-06-16T14:06:23Z")
> [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](#): > > [Bonio](http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.animalcare.pt/loja/catalog/images/bonio_dog_biscuit.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.animalcare.pt/loja/catalog/index.php%3FcPath%3D1&usg=__NQ-TVihmEsSVo2zqpLL-iHQXiCk=&h=480&w=640&sz=37&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=Mb0tGHeV8mOYUM:&tbnh=115&tbnw=169&ei=NQf6TZ-iE4-28QOzvvipCQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbonio%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GUEA_en-GBGB435GB436%26biw%3D314%26bih%3D165%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=93&page=1&ndsp=8&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0&tx=83&ty=56), there ya go. And [here](http://kooldogkafe.com/images/pic_BONESw_aboutUs.jpg), and [here](http://www.germansheppardsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/18_6_orig.jpg) and [here](http://dogspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/blog-dog-treats1.jpeg). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/50 "2011-06-16T15:08:05Z")
Termites love wood. Aardvarks love termites. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/51 "2011-06-16T15:23:02Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > From my experience, the one true universal love dogs have is for peanut butter. I met my neighbors this way. I had a peanut butter cup in my left hand and petted him through the fence with my right hand and the dumb dog managed to steal the peanut butter cup. He ate it, wrapper and all. Then again, if he was smart enough to get the candy bar away from me, I guess he wasn’t so dumb after all ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/52 "2011-06-16T15:28:54Z")
Dictionaries love aardvarks. I love New York. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/53 "2011-06-16T15:42:13Z")
Sabre-toothed squirrels love acorns. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/54 "2011-06-16T15:50:10Z")
Penguins love fish. Lions love gazelles. Spiders love flies. Especially when they come into their parlors. Lizards love crickets. Giraffes love leaves. ---
**Author:** ![Cryptic\_C62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cryptic\_C62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptic_C62)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/55 "2011-06-16T15:55:27Z")
Americans love hamburgers Irish love potatoes Mexicans love tacos Canadians love pea soup French love crepes Russians love borscht Italians love pasta Hawaiians love pineapple Indians love curry British food is terrible ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/56 "2011-06-16T16:00:40Z")
Sperm whales love giant squid Killer whales love seals ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/57 "2011-06-16T16:19:40Z")
Dolphins love salmon Slugs love beer (hate salt) Hummingbirds love sugar water Deer love salt Flies love honey (hate vinegar) Donkeys love carrots Monkeys love bananas (surely that’s in here somewhere? Can I have missed it?) A bit gross: Chimpanzees love human noses ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/58 "2011-06-16T16:20:50Z")
[hijack] – couldn’t resist references upthread to “cows eat grass” My grandson in his pre-school years hooked onto the lyrics from _My Fair Lady_ where it goes: > [@](#): > > Aow, wouldn’t it be loverly? > Lots of choc’lates for me to eat, > Lots of coal makin’ lots of 'eat. > Warm face, warm 'ands, warm feet, > Aow, wouldn’t it be loverly? and replaced “Lots of coal makin’ lots of 'eat” with **“Lots of cows makin’ lots of meat”** [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/59 "2011-06-16T16:25:40Z")
Pigeons love popcorn. Beavers love tree trunks. Kids love hot dogs. Armour hot dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-animal-has-a-canonical-favorite-food-lets-list-them/585618/60 "2011-06-16T17:09:53Z")
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