List of animals that do not know what a calorie is

I am compiling a list of animals that do not know what a calorie is.  If you know of any other animals that should be on this list, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS.  I would like to make it comprehensive as possible.  THANK YOU.
  • Aardvark
  • African buffalo
  • Hamadryas Baboon
  • European Beaver
  • Cormorant
  • Dragonfly
  • Fat-tailed Gerbil
  • Hawk
  • Llama
  • Australian Pelican
  • Walrus (a very sad case because they are so fat)

Any that I'm missing?

Don't be sad, Mr. Walrus

Comments

Pigs are insatiable. I've

Submitted by Heath on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 19:13.

Pigs are insatiable. I've seen ridiculously fat Mangalitsa pigs fight over cookies as if their lives depended on it.Geese and ducks are a whole different story - they don't eat anything like pigs: http://woolypigs.blogspot.com/2008/11/appetite.html  

Bears.

Submitted by JennHack on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 13:56.

Bears.

oh man. this is quickly

Submitted by andrew on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 21:55.

oh man. this is quickly becoming my new favorite blog on the internet.

In the walrus's defense, a

Submitted by Larry on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 17:10.

In the walrus's defense, a lack of fat would mean death by hypothermia...however, all thet fat is what makes them so appealing to the very paleo polar bears! Poor Mr. Walrus, you can't win.P.S. Mr.? Are we certain? The above picture could be the Gisele of the walrus-world!

I don't know if they tend to

Submitted by Chris on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 01:44.

I don't know if they tend to count calories, but according to some videos I've seen, European Beavers are insatiable.  Perhaps you were able to study this point at Harvard.

The Slender Rat hasn't a

Submitted by VtDoc on Sun, 08/22/2010 - 15:06.

The Slender Rat hasn't a clue, but the probably-obese-federal-nutrition-bureauc-RAT knows very well.  This is why the former is slender and the latter, insisting that proper weight is possible only by counting/measuring/tracking them, is not.

The hippopotamus is quite

Submitted by Rosemary on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 20:23.

The hippopotamus is quite oblivious, as is the hyena and all animals that start with the letter H for that matter.

 Beeing a native of Sweden I

Submitted by Erik on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 16:54.

 Beeing a native of Sweden I can for sure say that a Moose has absolutely no idea at all what a calorie is. The Swedish Moose is generally a brilliant scholar in many fields but due to a lot of everyday excersise and good avaliability of food, calories does not at all seem to concern them. 

I should say not, as they

Submitted by Chris on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 01:46.

I should say not, as they have been seen even to bath in chocolate.

 How about some Vibram One

Submitted by Luke S. Sconzo on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 15:33.

 How about some Vibram One Flippers (VOFs) for Mr. Walrus? I mean, sure, they won't help him burn those excess calories, but GOSH won't he look sharp!?!?

I'm pretty sure 99% of human

Submitted by Chris on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 14:57.

I'm pretty sure 99% of human beings don't know what a calorie is.  

I think its a unit of

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/22/2010 - 01:11.

I think its a unit of measurement which measures energy. 1 calorie is equal to the amount of energy it takes to boil one cubic centimeter or something

I think its a unit of

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/22/2010 - 01:11.

I think its a unit of measurement which measures energy. 1 calorie is equal to the amount of energy it takes to boil one cubic centimeter or something

 i am confused, why wouldnt

Submitted by ian on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 13:52.

 i am confused, why wouldnt every animal be on this list?

Sad pandas don't know what

Submitted by David Csonka on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 13:51.

Sad pandas don't know what calories are either. I believe that is why they are sad.

 Peacocks.They're too proud

Submitted by Erica on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 13:17.

 Peacocks.They're too proud to care what they're putting into their bodies.

John,Do you mean animals like

Submitted by pieter d on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 12:04.

John,Do you mean animals like currently living species? Because if extinct ones count, I've found one you forgot: Tiktaalik!(I guess this is my first comment on your very nice blog. I've been a reader from the start. Really enjoy and appreciate the work you put in it!)Pieter

I hate to point out the

Submitted by Aaron S on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 11:32.

I hate to point out the obvious, but you missed armadillo. 

 Excellent list but, I too,

Submitted by Juan Martinez on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 13:31.

 Excellent list but, I too, was thinking along the lines of adding a scaly mammal to round it out. How about a Pangolin? And then, maybe one more invertebrate ...say, the delicious kind ...urchin? any ol' squid? I had good laugh, though. Keep up your wink-of-an-eye approach to all things paleo, John; it's working. The message is spreading.

Badgers - they are voracious!

Submitted by CodyBCleo on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 10:47.

Badgers - they are voracious!