2006-12-09 12:23:01 · 5 answers · asked by Aneesa S 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
They would have no idea the animal was hit by lighting or not-however, some animals will avoid scorched or burnt meat, merely because it smells poisonous to them, and lighting will definately burn the animal it hits
2006-12-09 12:27:57 · answer #1 · answered by NeuroProf 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋
They will. Mammalian carnivores, as a rule, are opportunistic scavengers. I can't think of any other carnivore (other than maybe a snake) that would not scavenge a lightning strike carcass. Very little of an animal killed by lightning is actually "cooked". Lightning takes a strait path through the substrate through which it is passing (path of least resistance). Animals are killed from the jolt going through their heart, not from a jolt over their whole body. If the bolt doesn't hit your heart, it doesn't kill you, that's why people survive getting hit by lightning.
2006-12-09 21:21:33 · answer #2 · answered by dtbrantner 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some carnivores do eat dead animals. There called 'scavengers'. The rest of them simply prefer their meat uncooked âº
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2006-12-09 20:27:05 · answer #3 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
dag boo' thats a new one on me! what a terrific question, see now you gonna have me doing all this research on this and share this knowledge! and oh i shall remain here to see all the answers!
but allow me to guess that if they aint kill it or know its been hunted and killed they dont want it you see it probrably takes all the fun out of it!
2006-12-09 20:32:05 · answer #4 · answered by wise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coz they don't like overdone meat.
2006-12-09 20:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by Ccil. 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋