Dietary indiscretion is the tendency or act, specifically by an animal, of eating items that should not be eaten. This includes modern manufactured items such as shiny metal foil or plastic objects, as well as foods harmful to health. Dietary indiscretion usually involves consumption of items not found in the animal's natural habitat.
Ostriches and sharks, as well as domestic dogs and goats, are animals with reputations for dietary indiscretion. The Ostrich ( Struthio camelus) is a large Flightless bird native to Africa (and formerly the Middle East) Sharks ( Superorder Selachimorpha) are a type of Fish with a full cartilaginous Skeleton and a highly streamlined body The dog ( Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated Subspecies of the gray wolf, a Mammal of the Canidae family of the order The domestic goat ( Capra aegagrus hircus) is a subspecies of goat Domesticated from the Wild goat of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe Fictional portrayals of instances are often depicted as humorous, despite health risks.
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dietary indiscretion
-noun
- The tendency to eat or act of eating things that should not be eaten, such as metal or plastic objects. (Used particularly in reference to animals.)