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What's more interesting is, beaver castor sacs also used as a strawberry and vanilla flavour substitute, approved by FDA.

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[–] ech@lemmy.ca 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sperm

Oh god...

Whale vomit

Somehow better, but still horrifying.

[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 13 points 3 days ago

Semen actually became a semi-popular note in boutique fragrances some years ago, ELDO's Secretions Magnifique comes to mind.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 29 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I hear the beaver glands taste like vanilla, but I can't be sure that's not just a prank people pull to get unsuspecting victims to lick beaver ass.

[–] DasFaultier@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

prank people pull

Maybe it's a "prank" beavers pull.

EDIT: Formatting

[–] TaterTot@piefed.social 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Who smells like freaking Porpoise Hork!?

[–] vic_rattlehead@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Precious hamburgers?

[–] Smeagol666@crazypeople.online 8 points 3 days ago

Ambergris is what "whale vomit" is called, in case anyone didn't know. I don't know what beaver anus secretion is called.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

We need to leave beavers alone. If i want to smell one i'll go find one in the wild and cuddle it

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

My oh my. I need to study up on my TierZoo. Nothing with a "bite through trees" ability will avoid using it on humans.

[–] xzinik@feddit.cl 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

if not friend, why friend shaped?

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

98% of Moby Dick was concentrated on the old ass whaling industry, and based on this I believe it was actually whale phlegm

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 11 points 3 days ago

It's really neither. It happens in the intestines to help coat and pass beaks and other inedible pointy stuff.

So it's actually whale shit.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I'd say there should be a third arm with musk deer on it.

[–] sangeteria@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Binturong poops smell like popcorn, I heard. Though sometimes my poops also smell a bit like popcorn