True, which is why I’d think that if the carcass has been lying around long enough for both lions and vultures to have a go at it, the local insect life would be swarming around in clouds by that point. I saw more bugs on my morning walk today, and I don’t even smell like carrion, thanks to Mitchum Clear Gel.
Also, that zebra’s head looks suspiciously intact to me. The guy tells us that he located the carcass by the presence of vultures, who are supposedly so gorged on the meat by now that they can’t even take off… and yet not a single vulture went after the savory, juicy eyes and lips? How is it that the ass-end of the zebra looks like it was soaked overnight in a piranha tank, and yet the face still appears entirely untouched?
I’m frankly dubious about the appearance of those ribs as well. Does that look like a ribcage that has been vigorously masticated by a hungry pride of lions? To me it looks more like the meal Fred Flintstone ordered at the Bronto Burger.
Obviously, I welcome correction from any experienced veldt scavengers.
I was told that I had it too. Wasn’t sure if they were just playing with me to see if they could gross me out. My hosts were pretty playful, except for the one woman who seemed miffed that they were always laughing at me. She was always apologising for their behavior.
Raw horse or raw beef, it didn’t taste bad, but the texture squicked me out for some reason. But I found that with enough wasabi and beer I could eat anything without too much laughter from my hosts.
With shows like that, I always wonder about the cameraman. Does he have his own supply of “civilized” food with him, that the rugged outdoorsman guy just isn’t touching? Is rugged-guy sharing the zebra with him, while they’re not taping? The fact that there’s at least one guy behind the camera means that what we see isn’t entirely what’s actually going on, which makes one wonder how far the similarity goes, at all.