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London, England

Richmond Park

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.
The Antherina suraka moth, safe under its furry coat.
science

Moth Fur Is the Ultimate Acoustic Armor

It muffles the clicks of ravenous, echolocating bats.
Matthew Taub November 9, 2018
Inyo County, California

Coso Rock Art District

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.
Bear soup.
food

Living Off the Land in the Arctic Circle

In Lapland, chefs and residents hunt and gather to make bear soup, lingonberry syrup, and reindeer.
Eileen Cho October 19, 2018
Bradford House II
Littleton, Colorado

Bradford House II

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.
Gastro Obscura

Moose Tongue

A Lapland delicacy, this tender meat gets drizzled in sweet lingonberry syrup.
They didn't take over the city by being foolhardy.
rats

City Cats Might Not Be the Rat-Control Option We Thought They Were

But they're still bad news for birds.
Matthew Taub September 27, 2018
Stewed gibnut with rice and cole slaw.
Gastro Obscura

Gibnut

A “royal rat” that's fit for a queen.
Gastro Obscura

Pacific Razor Clams

It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.
Smoked puffin with blueberry sauce.
Gastro Obscura

Smoked Puffin

This controversial meat is ingrained in ancient Nordic culture.
Grizzly bear 399 and three of her cubs.
hunting

Why These Grizzly-Loving Women Entered a Lottery to Hunt Grizzlies

Inside the environmental protest sweeping Wyoming.
Cara Giaimo August 20, 2018
The Great Auk Sculpture.
Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

Great Auk Sculpture at Fogo Island

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.
Gastro Obscura

Muktuk

In Inuit cultures, using the whole whale is an act of respect, including consuming its blubber and skin.
Clockwise from top right: potatoes, whale meat, and dried fish, with blubber in the center.
Gastro Obscura

Tvøst og Spik

A Faroese dish that includes pilot whale meat and blubber, this traditional food requires weeks of preparation.
Hunting blind.
Winter Park, Colorado

Rollins Pass Game Traps

Paleoamericans built these ancient walls high in the Colorado Rockies as part of an extensive hunting system.
Gastro Obscura

Moose Muffle Stew

The animal's nose and upper lip make a savory, umami-rich soup.
Sheep graze the Regal Ruins.
Kings Clipstone, England

King John's Palace Ruins

These bleak 800-year-old ruins were once the royal residence of choice for hunting in Sherwood Forest.
Gastro Obscura

Seal Flipper Pie

A Newfoundland tradition that comes with history and controversy.