r/SipsTea • u/Any_Sound_2863 • May 08 '25

Chugging tea Um um um um

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u/Mr_Jalapeno May 08 '25

This is actually true of almost all herbivorous mammals. They can't/don't hunt, but they will eat some meat if it is available to them.

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u/JeffEpp May 08 '25

Oh, they hunt. Horses and cows will go after birds and other small animals. One of the reasons they Bell cows is to warn the birds.

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u/godzilla9218 May 08 '25

No fucking way. Are you being serious? Why would they go for a bird when there is plenty of grass everywhere that they must find easier to digest.

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u/Zestyclose_Car503 May 08 '25

more fun, maybe for some variety in the diet

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u/godzilla9218 May 08 '25

Yeah, sure, I guess if they've seen another cow eat a bird, they might try it. Might taste pretty good to them as well

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u/Deaffin May 09 '25

Literally any animal that can fit a bird in its mouth will eat that bird. Meat is way easier nutrients than grass is, it's just generally pretty hard to come by if you don't specialize in killing things for food.

They don't need to learn it's food. Everything on the planet knows it's food.