Every Pet That Would Eat You If You Died (Only One Wouldn't)

If you died at home, how long until your pet started eating you? In one real case: less than forty-five minutes. Eight pets that would eat you, ranked, and the only one that never would. Goldfish eat almost anything that fits in their mouth, and in Minnesota they grew as big as a football. A giant tortoise in the Seychelles was filmed hunting a baby bird for seven minutes. Snowshoe hares in the Yukon chewed on meat, even a lynx. The closest living match to a T. rex is the chicken. In 1995, forensic scientists found that a golden hamster had stored tiny pieces of its owner in its nest. A tabby cat came back to the same body for thirty-five nights. And a German shepherd started in just forty-five minutes, right next to a full bowl of food. Only one pet would never eat you. It can wait six months without food, and you just don't fit. Chapters: 0:00 How long until your pet eats you 0:12 #8 The goldfish 0:56 #7 The tortoise 1:56 #6 The rabbit 2:53 #5 The chicken 3:36 #4 The hamster 4:42 #3 The cat 5:38 #2 The dog 6:49 #1 The only pet that would never eat you 7:42 The part nobody talks about Watch next: Every Animal That Could Swallow You (Only One Actually Can): https://youtu.be/JkAcCdqYJN0 Sources: - Rothschild & Schneider, Forensic Science International, 1997: a German shepherd and its owner, 45 minutes (summary, IntechOpen): https://intechopen.com/chapters/58532 - Why pets eat their dead owners, the forensic science (National Geographic): https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/pets-dogs-cats-eat-dead-owners-forensics-science - Colard et al., Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2015: canine scavenging in indoor settings: https://hal.univ-lille.fr/hal-04498428 - If I die alone, will my dog or my cat eat me? (Psychology Today): https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/canine-corner/202402/if-i-die-alone-will-my-dog-or-my-cat-eat-me - Would your dog or cat eat you? (Popular Science): https://www.popsci.com/science/would-dog-cat-eat-owner/ - Nearly 30 football-sized goldfish caught in a Minnesota lake (Smithsonian): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nearly-30-football-sized-goldfish-caught-minnesota-lake-180978178/ - Garra rufa, the fish spa "doctor fish" (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_garra - Zora & Gerlach, Current Biology, 2021: a giant tortoise hunting a tern chick (University of Cambridge): https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/vegetarian-giant-tortoise-filmed-attacking-and-eating-seabird - Peers et al., 2019: snowshoe hares eating meat in the Yukon (Inverse): https://www.inverse.com/article/52305-snowshoe-hare-meat-eating-study - Organ, Asara et al., Science, 2008: T. rex proteins closest to birds (Harvard Gazette): https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2008/04/molecular-analysis-confirms-t-rexs-evolutionary-link-to-birds/ - Chickens eating mice (Morning Chores): https://morningchores.com/chickens-eating-mice/ - Why hens eat their eggs (Mississippi State University Extension): https://extension.msstate.edu/agriculture/livestock/poultry/causes-for-hens-eating-their-eggs - How many chickens are in the world (The Humane League): https://thehumaneleague.org/article/how-many-chickens-are-in-the-world - Ropohl, Scheithauer & Pollak, Forensic Science International, 1995: a golden hamster and DNA typing (summary, IntechOpen): https://intechopen.com/chapters/58532 - Golden hamster (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_hamster - Garcia et al., Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2020: cats at an outdoor research station (ScienceAlert): https://www.sciencealert.com/your-decomposing-corpse-might-not-be-safe-from-hungry-cats - How long can ball pythons go without eating (The Vet Desk): https://thevetdesk.com/pet-health-wellness/snakes/how-long-can-ball-pythons-not-eat/ The host's own "experiments" with playing dead are just for fun. If you live alone with a pet, give a friend a spare key. #pets #animals #science