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dmr11 t1_jdfci3x wrote

Reply to comment by TheIdiotWindBlowing in TIL the US federal government captures and sells excess wild horses to the public by MoistCoyote

Do they ever use feral pig meat as well?

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TheIdiotWindBlowing t1_jdfgvzf wrote

I doubt it. They used horse bc she said it was the closest food to what they would get in the wild

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dmr11 t1_jdfh449 wrote

Warthogs?

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Amadacius t1_jdfz65w wrote

An adult warthog would fuck a cheetah up.

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dmr11 t1_jdg3j5v wrote

So would a zebra, which is what horse meat is supposedly trying to replace.

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Amadacius t1_jdg6iiz wrote

They'd mainly be trying to replace small antelope and small game.

I can't say whether horse meat is really a better substitute than wild pig or anything like that.

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snow_michael t1_jdjes4e wrote

Cheetah seldom take an adult zebra

And yes, they are a major component (>10%) of cheetah diet in South Africa

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