Ever wonder what a hedgehog tastes like?

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There’s no easy way to say this: A guy named Jonathan McGowan has been eating roadkill for the past 30 years.

When I say roadkill, I mean mice, moles, hedgehogs, squirrels, rats, foxes, badgers, hares, rabbits, deer, stoats, weasels, polecats, otters, wildcats, pheasants, finches, ducks, geese, pigeons, owls, crows, and so forth.

In this article, Jonathan describes the flavors of some of the animals he's dined on:

• Foxes – Delicious . . . It is a lean meat and there is never any fat. Young foxes . . . taste slightly like chicken.
• Mice - They taste weird - there is no other food quite like them. They aren't particularly nice and have a very bitter flavor. They are of course so small that they are almost worthless.
• Rats - They are most delicious . . . They are quite like pork but quite salty. They are delicious and the meat is great on its own.
• Moles – They are horrible and have a rancid taste. They have an unpleasant taste in their skin to ward off predators. Wild animals don't eat them. I've only had one once and never again.
• Hedgehogs - When you get in it's all fatty meat. It's not nice but okay if you like eating fatty foods.
• Squirrels - They are most delicious. They provide a good firm white meat which is quite similar to rabbit but not as overpowering. Not many animals taste like what they eat but squirrels do have a nutty flavour. It's fantastic stuff.

You may be wondering what Jonathan does for a living. He’s a taxidermist. Surprised? Me neither. But even so, WHY does this man do this? His answer actually makes sense. To find out what he says, go to this Daily Mail article!

Taxidermy: Stuff It!

A taxidermist is a person who stuffs dead animals. Sure, that might seem a little creepy, but let's not be so judgmental! Why be close-minded?

Let's listen to a taxidermist named Damien Hirst explain why he stuffs deceased creatures.

He says, “I just like rotting.”

Oh boy. What is WRONG with these people?

By the way, the article that I got Hirst's quote from is about the new book, Still Life, by Melissa Milgrom. It also has this information:

Can human beings be [stuffed]? One preserved human... is the British economist and philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), whose body is seated in a chair in a glass case at University College London. His head is now a wax reproduction. “His real head is taken out only for ceremonial dinners [because his will] requires his presence at such events.”

I wouldn't mind having that in my will, too. Hey, what if you took Jeremy Bentham's head and slam-dunked it through a basketball hoop? You'd be stuffing a stuffed head!