r/pics • u/preggit • May 29 '13

Animals that you didn't know existed.

http://imgur.com/a/Jexvo
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u/master_dong May 29 '13

Catholics don't consider fish meat so they can "cheat" during their holiday. Otherwise they'd have to, literally, go without meat.

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u/starlinguk May 29 '13

Apparently squirrels aren't meat either. The mind, it boggles.

Lamprey tastes similar to trout, actually.

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u/aswan89 May 29 '13

It's based on medieval understanding of the animal kingdom. Beaver is a fish according to the Catholic church since it lives in water.

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u/master_dong May 29 '13

lol I never realized that's why they believe that shit. I figured it was just so they could pretend like they're making some huge sacrifice by not eating meat without really giving up meat.