raz Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Wow he got on his hands and knees and that was the best photo he could come up with? If that's a koala I'm a monkey's uncle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Wow he got on his hands and knees and that was the best photo he could come up with? If that's a koala I'm a monkey's uncle. looks more like a possum of some kind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojath Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Settle down people it doesnt even look like a koala.I bet they didnt know what it was so they thought they would call it a koala.Do you know how hard it would be to smuggle one there and how much it would cost.Tens of thousands of dollars to end up in a restaraunt.I dot think so.What would a koala weigh?10 kilos maybe,so your telling me for the poultry some of a few hundred thy would gut it and eat it.For christ sake use your heads.Honestly some of you believe everything you read. Hard to smuggle???? I work in the commercial trade of native animals, and I can tell you.... bigger animals than Koala are smuggled in/out of Australia every day!!!! I have seen, and held, exotics which have been smuggled into Australia, so I know it happens, and I am led to believe that it's easier to get them out, than in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 It's not just 'The Chinese', it's lots of different cultures that do similar things, and there are also the smugglers, and no doubt plenty of things in our own backyard that are abhorrent, and even those that ship them for their own 'viewing' pleasure or just for the sake of 'owning' it. A culture should not be blamed for the acts of a few within that culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Rusty Bucket Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 It looks a bit like a paddymelon wallaby. There's one on this site. http://www.aussieworld.com/photogallery/Tasmania/Cradle%20Mountain/index.html Tammar Wallabies are similar too. I wouldn't put it past the Chinese to have actual Koalas for eating - but that picture isn't one of them. Did you know that all Pandas belong to the Chinese Government? I sometimes wonder if the Australian Government shouldn't do something similar with our unique native flora and fauna - but NZ would probably insist we come and take our possums (and a few other unwelcome critters) back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirty Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 It looks like a Potoroo to me. Poor thing. And for people saying its hard to smuggle things into China - did you see the article a few weeks ago with the Spotted Cuscus? Someone dumped it at a zoo and the zoo keepers were feeding it grass. They didn't even know what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 It looks like a Potoroo to me. Poor thing. And for people saying its hard to smuggle things into China - did you see the article a few weeks ago with the Spotted Cuscus? Someone dumped it at a zoo and the zoo keepers were feeding it grass. They didn't even know what it was. It may be fairly easy to smuggle animals into China . . . but not so easy that you'd sell them for $40/kg (dressed weight). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim'sMum Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 It's a Tree Kangaroo...native to tropical rainforests in Australia and Papua New Guinea/West Irian. The poor thing was probably trapped in NG and sent to China. As they do actually climb into trees...obviously some ignoramus has decided it is a 'koala'....or called it that to get a higher price. They would be hard pressed to keep a real koala alive for long due to their specialised diet. The predeliction of some Asians to eat something exotic/rare/endangered is bizarre and very, very damaging to wildlife, especially endangered species. :mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannibalgoldfish Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Could be a cuscus? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim'sMum Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 (edited) Could be a cuscus? . There are 10 species of tree kangaroo apparently. Cuscus are quite small...15cm - 60cm (6in - 24in) in length and 3kg - 6kg (6.5lbs - 13lbs) in weight. Just for comparison.... 1. tree kangaroo 2. cuscus Edited November 2, 2011 by Tim'sMum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 It looks like a koala to me, I can see its big nose and fluffy ears. If someone asked me what I thought the creature in the cage was, I'd say a koala, without reading the story that goes with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal House Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 It doesn't look like a Koala to me, very pointy nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aetherglow Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 (edited) I would have said a small wallaby or a tree kangaroo. Nekhbet, I knew someone once who had permission to dissect road kill native animals for some university project, and apparently the oil from their diet makes koalas' flesh smell very strongly of eucalyptus. I can't imagine that would be edible except to a starving lost explorer. Edited for spelling. Edited November 3, 2011 by LappieHappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souff Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I would have said a small wallaby or a tree kangaroo. Nehkbet, I knew someone once who had permission to dissect road kill native animals for some university project, and apparently the oil from their diet makes koalas' flesh smell very strongly of eucalyptus. I can't imagine that would be edible except to a starving lost explorer. Oooh no, velly good velly good .. velly good for sore throats .... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I don't think the photo looks much like a tree kangaroo. I have no idea what sort of animal it is, though it looks more rodent than marsupial. The quality of English translation in China is often poor, so the English word on the cage doesn't mean much. Can anyone here read the Chinese label? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin-Genie Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 (edited) Animal cruelty: If someone put a hook through a dog's mouth for sport, took it out and left it bleeding, would you call that animal cruelty? If someone froze a dog while it was still alive, then put it in boiling water to kill it, would you call that animal cruelty? Fortunately it doesn't happen to dogs here. But it happens everyday when people go fishing or cook crabs. Let's get some perspective here and condemn all animal cruelty. If it is cruel to mistreat a Koala, it is equally cruel to mistreat any other living creature. Sometimes I find it very hard to be accepting of others' "customs". There are so many customs/delicacies the Chinese (among others) engage in which simply infuriates me. The carrot in the cage says it all...... bastards. I am a very understanding and accepting person in most cases, but this stuff just pisses me right off. There is absolutely NO need to eat a Koala. The Chinese aren't starving, nor are they short on choice, they simply have no regard for anything living. If it makes them feel important or unique they will kill and eat it, and half the time it seems the more cruel and grotesque the method of slaughter, the better! In many cases these people begin preparing an animal for the table while still alive.... kill the damn thing first, you pack of cruel pricks!!! Edited November 2, 2011 by Odin-Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerRottweiler Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Animal cruelty: If someone put a hook through a dog's mouth for sport, took it out and left it bleeding, would you call that animal cruelty? If someone froze a dog while it was still alive, then put it in boiling water to kill it, would you call that animal cruelty? Fortunately it doesn't happen to dogs here. But it happens everyday when people go fishing or cook crabs. Let's get some perspective here and condemn all animal cruelty. If it is cruel to mistreat a Koala, it is equally cruel to mistreat any other living creature. Sometimes I find it very hard to be accepting of others' "customs". There are so many customs/delicacies the Chinese (among others) engage in which simply infuriates me. The carrot in the cage says it all...... bastards. I am a very understanding and accepting person in most cases, but this stuff just pisses me right off. There is absolutely NO need to eat a Koala. The Chinese aren't starving, nor are they short on choice, they simply have no regard for anything living. If it makes them feel important or unique they will kill and eat it, and half the time it seems the more cruel and grotesque the method of slaughter, the better! In many cases these people begin preparing an animal for the table while still alive.... kill the damn thing first, you pack of cruel pricks!!! It's all relative. We happily kill mice... Personally, I don't care, eat whatever you like PROVIDED it is legal to eat that animal and it isn't an endangered species. The only difference is, some of us prefer cows, others prefer dogs. Killing an animal is killing an animal, I don't see a problem with that, provided the animal is killed humanely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aziah Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 It looks like a Koala to me too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 We happily kill mice... Personally, I don't care, eat whatever you like PROVIDED it is legal to eat that animal and it isn't an endangered species. The only difference is, some of us prefer cows, others prefer dogs. Killing an animal is killing an animal, I don't see a problem with that, provided the animal is killed humanely. Ratsak isn't what I'd call humane. Rodenticides were designed to kill slowly, so the creatures wouldn't come to associate their fatal symptoms with the poison they've ingested. If I were an animal rights-ist, which I'm not, poison baits would be my first crusade. Back on topic . . . . Personally, I suspect the whole article is a send-up written by someone who doesn't like the Chinese. No way anyone can smuggle Australian wildlife at those prices. Notice how it says 'Southern China' . . . . that really pins it down . . . to a chunk of land about half as big as Australia with a population of 800 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
di_dee1 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 We are a nation that eats (not everyone) our national emblems. Whilst I abhor what this restaurant is doing we do have to remember different countries..different mores. We can be looked badly on for eating roo, giving it to our dogs even if they are in plague proportions. It is all to do with perceptions. I am NOT saying this restaurant is right in doing what it is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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