What Happened To Mufasa's Body?
Left to rot? Eaten by hyenas? Experimented on by aliens? I need an answer!
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It became the grass ("When we die, our bodies become the grass and the antelope eat the grass..."), but first, the body would decompose and the flesh probably became food for scavengers like vultures and buzzards. Whether was left became soil for the Earth, which would produce the grass.
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Correct. He'd become the grass (or soil) eventually. Whether consumed by vultures or hyenas first, his body'd become part of the earth, by either decomposing along with them (the vultures' and hyenas' bodies after they died) or earlier through their defecation.
Unless, of course, the kingdom decided to "intelligently" waste thousands of units of the currency they don't have in order to put Mufasa in a ridiculously decorated box made of valuable wood for preservation... It is unlikely, however, as few species are known to carry on such senseless habits.
After having the same signature for, what, ten years? I'm not sure what to put here now.
I feel like an idiot for not knowing that before you posted this.
If There's A Trap, In Your Neighbourhood. Who You Gonna Call? Lord Ackbar!
Except there wasn't any grass in the gorge to begin with, and whole bones make poor fertiliser.
shareIn which case Mufasa's flesh would become earth indirectly, by being eaten up and decaying along another animal's body, or decaying enough on its own for the wind to blow it away.
After having the same signature for, what, ten years? I'm not sure what to put here now.
Nevertheless, his body still decomposed into the soil that would help produce some sort of vegetation whether it be grass or not, and perhaps the wind will blow his remains to a place abundant with grass. And there are some visible trees within the gorge in the opening shot (http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/lionking/images/7/7c/HD_Gorge.png/revision/latest?cb=20140508224312). As for the bones, there are scavenger animals actually consume bones of dead animals such as bearded vultures, but the bones don't need to factor into the equation since it's the dead body cells that are at play.
What we do in life, echoes in eternity.
According to Biology, dead bodies are decomposed and become food sources for other small living organisms.
Mufasa explained this to Simba.
And I said that in my first post on this thread. That doesn't negate that whatever remains of Mufasa's body that hasn't been consumed will eventually become soil for the Earth and also the remains of Mufasa's digested flesh becomes feces for the grass to grow.
What we do in life, echoes in eternity.