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One of our quirks as a species is that we think our food is bland if it doesn't have enough poison in it. (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 months ago by [M] to c/BrandNewSentence@lemmy.today
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[–] 3 points 2 months ago (5 children)

What can a human eat that a pig can't?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Raw parsnips, also high quantities of salt without water (pigs are highly sensitive to salt toxicity), also raw celery sticks

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    pigs cant eat celery? that's amazing. do pigs have the smarts not to eat it? or are they like dogs, who very often eat anything that appears in the vague context of food and then maybe vomit it up if it turns out to be not food.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago*

    Not only are they not smart enough to avoid it, they find it tasty. They also won't vomit it up. Raw celery makes their skin highly sensitive to sunlight and causes them to get badly sunburnt easily, allowing blisters and open sores. Lighter skinned pigs are at even more risk for the lack of melanin.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    yeah, except that i'm pretty sure pigs are better at digesting stuff that's gone off. carrion, rotten meat. not saying they like it, but it probably kills them at a much lower rate than it kills us. we're cookbabies. small-jawed widdle babies who need sterile pap.

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