William Buckland: the man who tried to eat every animal | The Royal Society

William Buckland was a palaeontologist who is responsible for scientifically describing the first ever dinosaur discovery. He was also a zoophage, someone with a passion for eating every animal on Earth. Uploaded 28-02-24 Find out more about William Buckland's eating habits: https://blog.geolsoc.org.uk/2014/12/23/the-heart-of-a-king/ And about William and Mary Buckland's life: https://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/learning/htmls/buckland.htm https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/mary-morland-online-exhibition https://royalsociety.org/blog/2011/02/females-fossils-and-hyenas-part-one/ About the Royal Society The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. https://royalsociety.org/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel for exciting science videos and live events. https://www.youtube.com/royalsociety Find us on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/royalsociety.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theroyalsociety/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theroyalsociety/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-royal-society TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@royalsocietyscience Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices