What are the edible and inedible animals?

Edible animals are those that are safe and commonly consumed as food by humans, such as cows, pigs, chickens, fish, and sheep. Inedible animals are those that are not safe or suitable for human consumption, such as poisonous or toxic animals, certain insects, and animals that are not traditionally eaten in certain cultures.

Edible animals:

- Mammals: Cows, pigs, goats, sheep, deer, rabbits, bison, buffalo, elk, moose, caribou, whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, walruses, manatees, dugongs
- Birds: Chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, quail, pheasant, grouse, partridge, dove, pigeon, ostrich, emu, cassowary
- Fish: Salmon, tuna, cod, haddock, flounder, sole, mackerel, herring, sardines, anchovies, trout, bass, catfish, tilapia, carp
- Shellfish: Shrimp, lobster, crab, oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, abalone, conch, whelk
- Insects: Grasshoppers, crickets, mealworms, ants, termites, bees, wasps, hornets

Inedible animals:

- Mammals: Lions, tigers, bears, wolves, coyotes, foxes, dogs, cats, monkeys, apes, elephants, rhinos, hippos, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, gazelles, deer (some species), bears (some species), seals (some species), walruses (some species)
- Birds: Eagles, hawks, owls, parrots, penguins, vultures, condors, albatrosses, pelicans, seagulls, terns, kittiwakes, murres, puffins, razorbills, guillemots
- Fish: Sharks, rays, eels, pufferfish, lionfish, barracuda, moray eels, hagfish, lampreys
- Shellfish: Poisonous clams, mussels, and oysters; cone snails, box jellyfish, blue-ringed octopuses, stonefish, lionfish
- Insects: Blister beetles, ladybugs, stink bugs, fireflies, monarch butterflies, bees (some species), wasps (some species), hornets (some species)