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. #food #dinosaur #science #paleontology #history #historyfacts Watch next: The woman who proved metamorphosis ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WiwkwW18uY Why getting stuff wrong is good for science ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKjafJGDGuc The amazing life of Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PraybTdD_9I 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/ 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 channel for exciting science videos and live events, many hosted by Brian Cox, our Professor for Public Engagement: https://bit.ly/3fQIFXB We’re also on Twitter ▶ https://twitter.com/royalsociety Facebook ▶ https://www.facebook.com/theroyalsociety/ Instagram ▶ https://www.instagram.com/theroyalsociety/ And LinkedIn ▶ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-royal-society