Animals Eat Weird Things (PHOTOS)

Sometimes, animals and insects put strange things in their mouths, even by their standards. We've collected some of the most bizarre meals animals have enjoyed, or at least appeared to enjoy. And we hope you enjoy.

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Sumatran Tigers Like Lollipops

Sumatran tiger 'Jumilah' enjoys a frozen holiday treat at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney.

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[LMPE]

06:17 PM on 01/24/2010

The bone worms are here in Monterey?! I'm gonna have to find out more about them.

I propose naming the bone worms after Jerry Garcia and Connie Hines.

[Gover]

12:33 AM on 01/24/2010

My cat used to go bats*** nuts for canned pumpkin. Like what you make pies out of? That one was pretty weird.

[NoToGOP08]

10:34 AM on 01/23/2010

My dog loves deer poo with a sprinkling of rabbit poo.

[nameunused]

02:52 AM on 01/23/2010

http://home.comcast.net/~disposable12/maxflash.jpg

Max my Samoyed waiting for a handout. I need to adjust the light, heal out the dust spots on the scan and the drool but it's not a bad image.

[Tommygun264]

02:37 AM on 01/23/2010

My Chihuahua and Pomeranian both love fresh cherries, strawberries and raspberries, as well as cucumber.

[Tommygun264]

02:24 AM on 01/23/2010

Several years ago when I lived in Gainesville, Florida; my friends and I would go tubing at Ichitucknee Springs. Around sunset every evening a doe would make the rounds of the campsites with her two fawns foraging for cigarette butts. Apparently tobacco, which used to grow wild throughout the southeast, is good for the deer's digestion. We gathered cigarette butts from the ground and soon we had both the doe and her two fawns eating from our hands. They were like machines, taking in the butts, stripping them of paper and tobacco and then spitting the foam rubber filters, stripped clean, back into our hands. Although there was no hunting allowed in the park, the buck would hang back in the brush, watching from about ten feet from the edge of the vegetation. I could feel there hearts fluttering from the blood coursing through the veins in their necks as they allowed me to pet them. I know that there are petting zoos that feature domesticated deer, but there is something amazing about having a wild animal allow you to pet it.

[rzzza]

05:34 PM on 01/22/2010

my cat used to go absolutely insane over boiled shrimp. you cant be eating some without giving her a few. and then she'll throw up but she loved it anyway

[quillsinister]

04:18 PM on 01/22/2010

Considering some of the stuff we eat, I'm not sure we can really be too critical. ;-)

[MsAlyss85]

12:09 AM on 01/23/2010

Did you see the slideshow posted yesterday or the day before where people ate spiders and stuff? This is way more appealing to the eye ;)

[bluto392]

04:14 PM on 01/22/2010

my cat eats some really poisonous house plants, with no ill effects.. she also likes tomato sauce.

[MsAlyss85]

12:08 AM on 01/23/2010

Isn't it weird? If I make tomato soup my cat will eat whatever is left over. I don't understand lol.

[ECB]

03:43 PM on 01/22/2010

You can learn something everyday.

[jl4141]

02:51 PM on 01/22/2010

Dogs like cat poop.

[MsAlyss85]

12:07 AM on 01/23/2010

True story, I have to keep my two dogs out of the cat box :(

[Tommygun264]

02:33 AM on 01/23/2010

Dogs will eat other animal's poop when they smell something that they aren't getting enough of in their regular diet. A lot of dogs are drawn to cat poop because their food usually contains a lot of fatty fish oils, which aren't as abundant in most dog foods. You might try mixing small amounts of cat food into their dog food, but my vet has cautioned against giving them too much cat food because it is richer than most dog foods and can give your dogs the runs.

[Neophile]

02:28 PM on 01/22/2010

Our cat likes to lick plastic. Strange and wonderful kitty!

[emmadaisy]

03:25 PM on 01/22/2010

My kitty loves to lick plastic, too. He especially likes the shower curtain.

[Neophile]

10:07 PM on 01/22/2010

Thanks. Made me smile to know that Pooka is not alone in her love of plastic!

[JScott]

01:53 AM on 01/23/2010

One of our cats used to like to chew on orlon socks, just chew on em, not swallow.

[CristineN]

12:38 PM on 01/22/2010

Fortunately, I do not have a photo but one day while cleaning up the yard, I found a poo with a chinese fortune paper sticking out of it! Someone stole a fortune cookie the previous night!

[Joethepauper]

11:16 AM on 01/22/2010

My cat likes carrots (shredded), mushrooms, black olives, peas, corn, and pretty much anything else I give him. I thought it was just him, but I got another cat, and she eats everything he eats. Omnivorous felines!

[JScott]

11:00 AM on 01/22/2010

One cat we had liked cantaloupe.