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12. When hunting animals, hunters will ensure that the animal dies in a single clean shot. Explain why

hunters say that meat from animals that have been run to death tastes sour. (4)

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The longer the animal remains alive after being shot, the more stressed they become. The stress releases chemicals in their bodies that make for bad tasting (sour) meat.
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