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Giving Rhinoceros to insects...?

posted 13 years ago by Rena_Mahone
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Okay, the female doctor was with Tom Sizemore, and they entered a lab where she asked "what's for dinner today?" and her colleagues replied "rhinoceros". Sizemore asked "rhinoceros?" and she replied something like "we skin it and cook it until it's good for the insects, they can eat it fast".

...What the hell? Rhinos are protected species on the verge of extinction, and those doctors fu**ers feed them to their fu**ing insects? If they really need meat, can't they just give them a steak? They actually spend efforts and money in illegally bringing exotic, protected animals to their museum's labs and cook them for insects? So now museums allow such things? No, really, what the fu**?
I wanted to punch that bitch on the face, saying "we cook rhinos here" like it was absolutely normal and even joking about it, then being sad, shocked and horrified when she finds a dead man. Go to hell, please. What a hypocrite.

I don't even remember why were those insects so important, but seriously, I cannot get the point of that scene, aside from pissing me off. I suppose it didn't have any logic at all.

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[–] efs2 13 years ago

I was sure your post was a joke until I saw your signature. And it was pretty funny. I laughed out loud. And then I saw your signature, which led me to look at some of your other posts vehemently protesting what you perceive as mistreatment of animals. And I realized that you apparently really think that scene represents the museum killing and cooking a rhino just to feed some insects.

Anyway. So you don't blow a gasket:
Relying entirely on memory, I think the process in question was designed to thoroughly clean the bones of the rhino. The museum would then catalog and store the bones for academic research.

Also, I don't think the movie says one way or another. But I never got the impression that the rhino was killed for its bones. But rather that it was a recovered carcass, perhaps a zoo animal that died of natural causes.

Somedays it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.

[–] night_wolf873 13 years ago

Yep, you got it right.

[–] humberto_hm43 13 years ago

Rena?? That's a girl's name correct??
chill out friend... they are just movies...

and yeah... as the guy above stated, that process is simply to get the flesh completely off of the animal's bones

[–] Rena_Mahone 12 years ago

@ efs

Alright, you cared to explain the process, but the point of my post was "what for?". What's the point of seeing how fast insects eat flesh? Stupidity angers me, which is why this idiotic scene bothered me. Moreover, it had nothing to do with the story.
Oh well, scientists are crazy, afterall, so I suppose questioning their acts is pointless.

P.S: Glad to entertain you, but my signature is dead serious, and if you find animal abuse laughable, you should get your head checked.

Boycott movies that involve real animal violence! (and their directors too)

[–] Caspers-Corpse 12 years ago

They were going to probably display the rhino in the museum and the best way to remove the flesh is to use flesh eating insects.They were not just seeing how fast said insects could devour a rhino corpse, how do you think museums skin and stuff animals being displayed.

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[–] drew-121 12 years ago

I'm glad stupidity angers you - it angers me too.

From hells heart I stab at thee!

[–] fliphop 11 years ago

"I wanted to punch that bitch on the face, saying "we cook rhinos here""

OK. Here's the thing.

Not only do you have no idea what the scene is about, you actually want to be violent against a fictional character.

You are mentally ill. You need help.

Also

Museums do not go out and hunt endangered species to put on display. They use animals that die of natural causes or zoo animals. When they want to display a skeleton, they put the body through a process of 'de fleshing'. You can watch an entire episode of "Dirty Jobs" about it.

More animals are harmed to make the hamburgers in films than anything is harmed by museums to put up skeleton displays.

[–] shantaar-2 11 years ago

its a stupid scene boiling and/or bleaching would work for bones
trust ur feelings rena dumb movie
bishop ? go *beep* urself

[–] highwaystar50 9 years ago

The process (using beetles) is used all the time on the TV show "Bones."
KS

[–] draftdubya 7 years ago

Boiling or bleaching would destroy some DNA

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[–] brjess38 7 years ago

These animal activist that attack movies and fictional characters are really delusional, don't they know it's fake? Ugh.. Wanna throat punch them for stupidity.

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