Ja'far bin Amr bin Umayyah al-Damri (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sa'b bin Jaththamah (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the hindquarters of a wild donkey as a gift while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was at al-Juhfah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) ate from it, and the people ate too.
This chain is sahih (authentic); if it is preserved, then it is as though he returned the live animal and accepted the meat. And Allah knows best.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الحج / 9937