Arthur, I had read that about animals eating the intestines, etc of a kill first also. When my husband and I visited Wolf Park in Lafayette, Indiana, we asked them what they fed their wolves (wild, but socialized) and what part they ate first. They feed them raw food (sometimes roadkill deer, sometimes other stuff and somtimes birds, rabbits, etc they catch and kill themselves in their enclosure). they said that most of the time, the wolves did *not* eat the intestines or stomache contents first, instead, pulling them out and getting them out of the way to eat the rest of the carcass first. Does this generalize to all wild animals - who knows????????? I just found it interesting. Jane p.s. for those who want more info, search for wolf park for their website (sorry I don't remember it offhand)