Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Education Building at the Detroit Zoo

This is a beautiful new building at the Zoo, but I've never been
inside it. Whenever I go to the zoo, I want to see the animals. I've
also included another view of the Bear Fountain at the Zoo.
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5 comments:

goda said...

I miss the building in Detroit the good ones such awesome architecture

September 10, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Kris McCracken said...

Is that a capybara? I’ve always wondered what they taste like...

September 11, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Marie said...

What is that animal? I have never seen one like that! Kris seems to suggest that you eat them??????

September 11, 2008 at 8:20 AM
Mary Stebbins Taitt said...

Detroit does have pretty awesome architecture!!!! Really cool.

Yes, it's a capybara and edible, but I've never eaten one.

Here's what Wikipedia has to say: Capybaras are gentle and will usually allow humans to pet and hand-feed them. Capybara skin is tough, and thus in some areas where capybaras are wild, they are hunted for meat and their skin, which is turned into a high-quality leather,[8] while some ranchers hunt them for fear of the competition for grazing. The meat is said to both look and taste like pork.[4] The Capybara meat is dried and salted, then shredded and seasoned.[22] Considered a delicacy, it is often served with rice and plantains.[23] [24]

During the Christian celebration of Lent, capybara meat is especially popular as it is claimed that the Catholic church, in a special dispensation, classified the animal as a fish in the 16th century. There are differing accounts of how the dispensation arose. The most cited refers to a group of 16th Century missionaries who made a request which implied that the semi-aquatic capybara might be a fish and also hinted that there would be an issue with starvation if the animal wasn't classified as suitable for lent.

September 11, 2008 at 2:37 PM
Mary Stebbins Taitt said...

It seems mean to eat soemthing that is tame and friendly.

September 11, 2008 at 2:38 PM

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