Wolves and Cantaloupes
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (73802)
Daytona Beach, Florida
March 13, 2018 2:42pm CST
I know you want to know what wolves have to do with cantaloupes? Well as strange as it might seem there is a connection. That delicious orangey colored cantaloupe relates to “singing wolves”. Cantare in Latin means to sing and lupus means wolf.
The first cantaloupes were grown in the Middle Ages in Italy in a region outside of Rome known as Cantalupo. It was so named for the many wolves that could be heard all around “singing” in the night.
Wouldn't you like to eat some cantaloupe accompanied by wolf singing?
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@RasmaSandra (73802)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Mar 18
Has anyone ever kept a dingo as a pet @JudyEv I know someone told me they knew a person who kept a real wolf and the wolf had become domesticated.
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@JudyEv (326339)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Mar 18
@RasmaSandra Yes, there are a few around that have become domesticated. Our good friend had one but it was always a one-person animal.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
14 Mar 18
fascinating, never actually tried Cantaloupes
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
14 Mar 18
@RasmaSandra I'll look out for them
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@RasmaSandra (73802)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Mar 18
Time to give them a try they are really good @arthurchappell
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
14 Mar 18
@RasmaSandra Yes they are. My favorite fruit.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
14 Mar 18
Funny that when I eat cantaloupes I feel like howling at the moon. 
I could eat them all day long as they taste amazing at times.
I could eat them all day long as they taste amazing at times.2 people like this
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
16 Mar 18
@RasmaSandra Awwhoooo! Maybe we could invite Little Red Riding Hood. 
Little Red Riding Hood - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
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@RasmaSandra (73802)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Mar 18
@1hopefulman oh yes, thanks for sharing. I love this song 
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@RasmaSandra (73802)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Mar 18
Then you could have a picnic with wolves and you a could have a howling good time @1hopefulman
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
21 May 18
I'd like to eat cantaloupe, but I definitely don't want to hear wolf singing, I feel it horrible
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But I'm still scared.
@RasmaSandra (73802)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 May 18
@TheHorse searching online yes, apparently wolves will eat grass, berries, melons and there was even mention of dog food if anyone would give it to them.
@TheHorse (206842)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 May 18
@RasmaSandra Interesting. So they're really omnivores.
@RasmaSandra (73802)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 May 18
@TheHorse yes, you could say that. I believe it also surprised the authorities on wolves. Who knew? Like everyone including us, humans, they want variety in their diet.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Mar 18
Just try taking that from the wolf.
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@Marilynda1225 (80018)
• United States
14 Mar 18
That's some very interesting information. I do like cantaloupes but never made the association with wolves.
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@RasmaSandra (73802)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Mar 18
In Latvia, there are wolves too but I am not sure how much and where but I do know there are not many @MALUSE
@MALUSE (69409)
• Germany
13 Mar 18
@RasmaSandra Wolves have recently come back to Germany after many, many years. They have 'immigrated' from Poland into the north-east corner of the county.
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@RasmaSandra (73802)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Mar 18
Yes, that photo caught my eye just right with a wolf and a cantaloupe @just4him
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
14 Mar 18
Ah an interesting lesson. I thought that makes more sense that it's referencing a region, rather than a connection to wolves themselves
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