# Lions eat poacher **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 13, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748 "2018-02-13T03:11:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/1 "2018-02-13T03:11:22Z")
Cecil’s revenge!!! South African lions eat ‘poacher’, leaving just his head - [South African lions eat 'poacher', leaving just his head - BBC News](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-43035474) ---
**Author:** ![betterlifethroughchemistry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/betterlifethroughchemistry/32/3094_2.png) [@betterlifethroughchemistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betterlifethroughchemistry)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/2 "2018-02-13T03:14:39Z")
Schadenfreude… ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/3 "2018-02-13T03:41:14Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Cecil’s revenge!!! > > South African lions eat ‘poacher’, leaving just his head - [South African lions eat 'poacher', leaving just his head - BBC News](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-43035474) For mounting? ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/4 "2018-02-13T04:00:08Z")
Hakuna matata ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/5 "2018-02-13T04:09:50Z")
There’s no accounting for taste. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/6 "2018-02-13T04:11:43Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Hakuna matata _The Circle of Life_ would be more appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/7 "2018-02-13T04:12:32Z")
ironically, it’s always open season on poachers. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/8 "2018-02-13T04:46:29Z")
Now, see, a lot of y’all are making light of this, but the truth is, lions have a lot of superstitious beliefs about poachers that are really out of place in the 21st century. For the record, eating the gall bladder of a poacher will _NOT_ make your mane bigger and fluffier! ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/9 "2018-02-13T05:03:21Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Cecil’s revenge!!! > > South African lions eat ‘poacher’, leaving just his head - [South African lions eat 'poacher', leaving just his head - BBC News](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-43035474) One can only hope they get to liking the taste. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/10 "2018-02-13T05:16:16Z")
> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#): > > One can only hope they get to liking the taste. The problem is that poachers don’t taste any different than the average human. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/11 "2018-02-13T06:12:45Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The problem is that poachers don’t taste any different than the average human. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/12 "2018-02-13T06:19:12Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Cite? [To Serve Man:A Cookbook For People](https://www.amazon.com/Serve-Man-Cookbook-People/dp/1880448823) Excerpt quoted on page > [@](#): > > Some argue that cowboy meat is too tough to be served any other way, especially since the spices tend to kill the taste of whatever the donor may have been smoking, drinking, or chewing. Others discount this argument, but agree that Chili is a practical, quick way to serve Man in well-disguised form. Since Cowboys have a distinct taste to their meat, it stand to reason that holds true for Poachers. Most likely would require a different cooking technique. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/13 "2018-02-13T06:41:25Z")
Cite accepted. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/14 "2018-02-13T06:54:04Z")
That’s awful! It should have been two poachers. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/15 "2018-02-13T08:16:23Z")
For some it may be better to live one day like a lion than a hundred years like the rest of us. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/16 "2018-02-13T10:16:26Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Since Cowboys have a distinct taste to their meat, it stand to reason that holds true for Poachers. > Most likely would require a different cooking technique. Perhaps…poached? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/17 "2018-02-13T10:40:52Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [To Serve Man:A Cookbook For People](https://www.amazon.com/Serve-Man-Cookbook-People/dp/1880448823)… “Add this item to your wedding registry”? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/18 "2018-02-13T11:30:54Z")
The poacher knew the risks when he took the job! Lions: 1 Bad Guy: 0 ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/19 "2018-02-13T12:29:41Z")
On this theme, I watched a [BBC documentary last week](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09q4ggq). Part of the Storyville series. It deals with the clash/overlap between conservation and big game trophy hunting. It makes for uncomfortable viewing but I found it fascinating. It does it without a voice-over and you are left to make your own mind up. I confess that after watching it I remain conflicted about many aspects but two things are certain. Watching a shot elephant slowly breath its last is heartbreaking and some people probably do deserve to find themselves on the pointy end of an angry rhino. Note, the BBC doc is on the iplayer so probably not available to our worldwide friends but it may be re-broadcast and those who are in the UK would probably “enjoy” it (where “enjoy” is an entirely unsuitable word but you know what I mean) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/20 "2018-02-13T14:25:31Z")
Do you prefer your hunters fried, over easy, or poached? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748.md?page=2)