Monkey Pie

  Ever have a slice of monkey pie? No? Well, that’s good, because there is no such thing, at least not in our part of the world. And it would be weird if there was. It would be contrary to instinctive notions, eating a creature similar to humans. You wouldn’t eat human pie and, for similar reasons, you wouldn’t eat monkey pie. Would you agree that every creature on earth, human and otherwise, follows an instinctive dietary program?     This toad is an insectivore, consuming flies and grasshoppers in order to survive. Nobody had to tell this toad that flies are delicious. Properly nourished, this toad can mate with other toads and deposit eggs on rocks in order to reproduce and make more toads. What if you didn’t like the fact that this toad devoured creatures like grasshoppers and you forced it to eat nothing but spinach and kale? It would die within a few weeks, deprived of all the nutrients its body requires to survive.       How about a cat? Cats are obligate carnivores, consuming mice, birds, and other creatures, just as its close relative, wildcats, chase pigeons, squirrels, and deer fawns for food. You may have to encourage your cat to eat the synthetic kibble you put out in a bowl, but no encouragement or instruction is needed for it to chase down a mouse. What if you didn’t like your cats carnivorous ambitions and you restricted its diet to only dandelion greens and cashews? You’d have a very hungry, ...
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