Why the hippopotamus never became the “Bacon of the Lake” in the United States (a good read)
Why the hippopotamus never became the “Bacon of the Lake” in the United States (a good read)
by SpicyBeefChowFun
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SpicyBeefChowFun
What’s not to love about an huge pig that weighs three tons and charges at everything while in captivity.
Step aside Smithfield!
Also See Ripley’s [“Hippo Meat Nearly Became an American Food Staple”](https://www.ripleys.com/stories/hippo-meat) A shorter and equally informative take from a different historical perspective.
Paper-First
Talk about invasive species… Awesome article. Thanks for posting!
Dalek_Chaos
Figures the idea came from Louisiana. This bro really wanted to eat half the animals in Africa 😂
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What’s not to love about an huge pig that weighs three tons and charges at everything while in captivity.
Step aside Smithfield!
Also See Ripley’s [“Hippo Meat Nearly Became an American Food Staple”](https://www.ripleys.com/stories/hippo-meat) A shorter and equally informative take from a different historical perspective.
Talk about invasive species… Awesome article. Thanks for posting!
Figures the idea came from Louisiana. This bro really wanted to eat half the animals in Africa 😂