Wow, my unrefined idea has sparked some kind of creativity. Unfortunately, I wasn't thinking so subtly. I don't think the point of flashbacks is to be particularly subtle but to rather explicitly highlight whatever difference there may be. In my jungle-trekking experience, you don't see animals of any kind, so cutting away from Abe's plot would be more realistic to me. A montage is the best way of putting it.
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You can't just shove a message down people's throats.
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While I'm all for more subtly, and for audiences to deduce things by themselves, I think the point of showing the richness of Oddworld's wildlife would be to shove a message down Abe's throat.