why carnivores never get sick eating raw meat?
carnivores like bear, tiger, lion, croc etc etc eat raw meat. Raw meat has too many germs and infections inside — like e.coli and many other pathogens. If human eat raw meat, they will fall very ill right away. Often we humans ensure meat is cooked at right temperature for safety and some use thermometers too to check temperature. But how come these beasts are still healthy after eating so much raw meat?
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Filed under: Cooking Thermometers | Sep 28th, 2009.
Actually, a lot of times carnivores do get sick from eating raw meat.
Many carnivores will only their meat really, really fresh (i.e. barely still moving) in order to minimize the dangers of spoiled meat. They won’t touch anything that’s been lying around for a while.
Critters that will eat rotting meat, such as dogs, hyenas, and even humans have rather powerful digestive systems that help kill off bacteria, and strong immune systems to fight any that make it.
In modern times, we’ve lost our taste for really ripe meat, and it can make us ill until we get used to the flavour – but even our supermarket meat is aged longer than any wild cat would touch.
The real danger from eating raw meat is parasites. It’s the main reason we cook our food – especially pork. Carnivores are not able to avoid this danger, and those critters that subsist on animal flesh are generally riddled with parasites. This is why if you choose to eat carnivore flesh – such as bear or dog (for whatever reason), you should make sure it’s really, really well done.