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Region where special rodent is a delicacy

Region where special rodent is a delicacy
 

Kilifi, Kenya: Whereas most Kenyan tribes may frown upon the habit of eating rats and mice, a special kind of rodent is considered a delicacy among the Chonyi and Giriama people of Kilifi County.

Consumption of the kadzora species of rodent may be a dying habit due to destruction of their natural habitat.

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