History ExtremeOmnivore / RealLife

** Humans are remarkably tolerant of natural plant defenses and poisons as well (which is why you should never feed anything meant for human consumption to a dog or cat unless you know for sure that it is safe!). Most spices come from defenses plants evolved to disgust, sicken, or even kill herbivores; the pungent flavors were a warning to the animal that it was eating something dangerous and should spit it out. By animal standards, humans can consume ''massive'' amounts of caffeine and theobromine (a chemical found in chocolate) with no ill effect, and humans are one of the only animals that can safely consume significant amounts of alcohol. Other human foods that can hurt or kill pets include avocado, macadamia, bread (the yeast is bad for pets' digestive systems), artificial sweeteners (a healthier alternative to sugar for humans, a deadly liver toxin for pets), grapes, onions, and garlic.

* Seagulls are often described as living trash cans for a reason. They can and will eat anything they can fit in their mouths, even if they have to wash it down with water in order to swallow it. They are notorious for stealing people’s food at the beach, particularly French fries. Among other things, seagulls have been observed eating starfish, crabs, eggs, large snakes, rats, ''actual garbage'', and even other birds. It doesn't matter whether the prey is alive, dead, or even an inanimate object; the seagull will eat it anyways.

* Sharks tend to bite first and ask questions later, whether it's their normal prey or not. This is partly because biting things is ''how'' they ask questions -- particularly, "what's this thing?". Played with in ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', where a dead shark's stomach has various junk in it, including a license plate.
** Tiger sharks will eat anything. License plates have been found in the stomachs of actual sharks, along with tires, pieces of medieval armor, etc, etc.

* Bullfrogs in general will pretty much eat anything that they can fit in their mouths. This includes insects, mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and will even resort to cannibalism.

** G.G. Allin is another notable sufferer of this.

* [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19660_8-humans-whose-eating-habits-would-make-goat-puke.html This]] Cracked article. People featured in it include a man who ate weeds from his garden, a soldier who ate rocks, a Roman emperor that ate bird brains and gold, and to top it off, [[IAmAHumanitarian a scientist who ate a human heart]].

* Website/YouTube user Shoenice has built a following for eating things like glue, deodorant, and pencil erasers, among others.

--->'''Typical joke''': The [insert nationality here] will eat everything in the ocean that's not a submarine, everything in the air that's not a helicopter, and everything with four legs that's not a table.

* [[GluttonousPig Pigs]] aren't averse to chewing on clothes either, and even well-fed pigs will chew on stuff like straw, bark, or paper out of boredom. They can and will eat pretty much anything a human can; and if they're sufficiently starved, they'll quickly turn cannibalistic, or even eat a ''[[ToServeMan human]]'' (dead or [[EatenAlive alive]]) if one falls into their pen. Many criminals have even exploited this by [[FedToPigs throwing the bodies of people they've murdered into pig pens]].

* [[GluttonousPig Pigs]] aren't averse to chewing on clothes either, and even well-fed pigs will chew on stuff like straw, bark, or paper out of boredom. They can and will eat pretty much anything a human can, and if they're sufficiently starved they'll even eat a ''[[ToServeMan human]]'' (dead or [[EatenAlive alive]]) if one falls into their pen. Many criminals have even exploited this by [[FedToPigs throwing the bodies of people they've murdered into pig pens]].

* Humans in general. From wheat, to potatoes, to mountain goats, to shellfish, few creatures have anywhere near as varied a diet as humans. Add to this the fact that humans can safely consume substances that are straight up ''toxic'' to many other animals, like caffeine, capsaicin, and chocolate.

** Pigs aren't averse to chewing on clothes either, and even well-fed pigs will chew on stuff like straw, bark, or paper out of boredom. They can and will eat pretty much anything a human can, and if they're sufficiently starved they'll even eat a ''human'' if one falls into their pen. One of the ''many'' theories surrounding Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance is that his body was thrown into a pigpen where it was then [[FedToPigs eaten by the pigs]].

** They will eat anything edible and have survived in deserts eating cacti and in the Antarctic, stealing penguin eggs. They can tolerate theobromine even more than humans can, meaning they [[can quite safely consume chocolate https://rmca.org/Articles/ratchoc.htm]]. In fact, they will even eat paper, plastic, soap, metal, brick, wood...is it any wonder they're {{Explosive Breeder}}s?

** They will eat anything edible and have survived in deserts eating cacti and in the Antarctic, stealing penguin eggs. They can tolerate theobromine even more than humans can, meaning they can quite safely consume chocolate. In fact, they will even eat paper, plastic, soap, metal, brick, wood...is it any wonder they're {{Explosive Breeder}}s?

** They will eat anything edible and have survived in deserts eating cacti and in the Antarctic, stealing penguin eggs. In fact, they will even eat paper, plastic, soap, metal, brick, wood...is it any wonder they're {{Explosive Breeder}}s?

* Human defense cells called "macrophages" (a name which literally ''means'' "big eater") have the job of consuming any and all microscopic things that don't belong in a healthy body. They'll perform phagocytosis on ''anything'', from pathogens to dead or dying cells, to minute fragments of splinters, to toxic molecules of snake venom or atoms of arsenic.

* Creator/CharlesMSchulz Schulz (yes, ''[[Franchise/{{Peanuts}} that]]'' Charles Schulz) had a dog named Spike who ate pins, tacks, and razor blades. He submitted this story to "Franchise/RipleysBelieveItOrNot" and it became his first published work.

* Tasmanian devils. Objects found in this creature's stool include bones, eggshells, feathers, and even items scavenged from households, including part of a boot. Hopefully, there weren't any toes in it...

* Charles Schulz (yes, ''[[Franchise/{{Peanuts}} that]]'' Charles Schulz) had a dog named Spike who ate pins, tacks, and razor blades. He submitted this story to "Franchise/RipleysBelieveItOrNot" and it became his first published work.

* Seagulls are often described as living trash cans for a reason. They can and will eat anything they can fit in their mouths, even if they have to wash it down with water in order to swallow it. They arenotorious for stealing people’s food at the beach, particularly French fries. Among other things, seagulls have been observed eating starfish, crabs, eggs, large snakes, rats, ''actual garbage'', and even other birds. It doesn't matter whether the prey is alive, dead, or even an inanimate object; the seagull will eat it anyways.

* Seagulls are often described as living trash cans for a reason. They can and will eat anything they can fit in their mouths, even if they have to wash it down with water in order to swallow it. Among other things, seagulls have been observed eating starfish, crabs, eggs, large snakes, rats, ''actual garbage'', and even other birds. It doesn't matter whether the prey is alive, dead, or even an inanimate object; the seagull will eat it anyways.

* Steve, proprietor of "The Sneeze" ("Half zine. Half blog. Half not good with fractions.") has an entire category of posts devoted to his extreme gastronomy: "[[http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/cat_steve_dont_eat_it.php Steve, Don't Eat It!]]" You've got to admire a guy who'll eat such things as pickled pork rinds, Beggin' Strips? (a dog snack marketed in the US), natto, and canned silkworm pupae, and drink such things as his wife's breast milk and homemade "prison wine" in the interests of humor.