Survival expert Bear Grylls has said he would eat his own dogs to survive if his child was dying, and claims he has eaten far worse things — including camel intestinal fluids and tarantulas
Bear Grylls has spoken about his diet(Image: Gerardo Mora, Getty Images for The Chosen Insiders Conference)
Survival expert and television personality Bear Grylls has admitted the lengths he would go to survive, as he reflects on changing his approach to longevity in recent years.
The survivalist and former SAS Reservist has made a career out of exploring the world’s most dangerous landscapes, often in recent years with celebrities in tow. He has also become known for eating strange things in order to survive in those environments, leading to questions about what he would eat in the worst-case scenario.
Bear, 52, has also addressed how he feels about longevity as he makes his way through his fifties and begins to consider his own mortality in greater detail.
A recent interview focused on whether he would go so far as to eat his own family pets. He is the owner of two Shih Tzus called Sybil and Martha, reports the Daily Star.
When asked by the Times if he would eat a dog to survive, he replied simply: “Yeah, for sure. Of course.”
Asked whether he would eat his dogs, Sybil and Martha, if circumstances demanded it, he conceded: “Well, I’m not going to leap and say no. If my child were dying and it was [the dogs] or my child – whisper it in low, low volume – it would probably be the dogs who are the first to go. But let’s hope we don’t ever get to that stage.
“I’ve eaten a lot worse, to be honest: rats, camel intestinal fluids, the anus of a skunk, goat’s testicles, yak eyeballs, scorpions, snakes, tarantulas.”
Although Bear has admitted he would eat his own dogs in order to guarantee his own short-term survival, he recently admitted to the Telegraph that he has changed his mind about those who focus on longevity.
He told the publication that, six years after scrapping his vegan diet in 2020, he had become less sceptical of biohackers over the course of a decade, even if he wouldn’t consider himself one of them.
Bear explained: “I’ve learned to be much more judicious and think maybe these guys are on to something. Often the pioneers in all aspects of life are the quirky and the wacky, and we all laugh at them at first.
“I wouldn’t describe myself as a biohacker though. I’m fascinated by it, but I try to focus on living and laughing rather than living a scientifically optimised life.”
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