He was a friend of the Kennedys, famously donning a furry white rabbit suit to play the Easter bunny at Ethel Kennedy's annual Easter egg hunt — a role he reprised at his own parties.
An elegantly choreographed cat-and-mouse game follows, moving in and out of the house, the hunter and the hunted changing roles once, twice, then again, much of the action occurring in dim light or full darkness, the restlessly tracking camera searching for a silhouette against a window or an open door.
Rosie O'Donnell was said to be in the hunt for that role, but Ms. O'Donnell indicated on Twitter recently that she didn't get it.
Mr. Cameron gave Mr. Hunt the oversight role in December 2010 after removing Vince Cable, a Liberal Democrat who had been in charge of the bid.
Here, however, the wardens, and Toft, are convinced hunting has a role to play.
They argue that "hunting plays a role in raising the value of the African lion and discourages poaching".
The Obama administration's plans for a presence here after the NATO mission ends in 2014 also calls for Special Operations to play a large role hunting down remnants of Al Qaeda.
The agency went to work in the country right after Sept. 11, 2001, and has played a dominant covert role hunting down Al Qaeda and the Taliban ever since, while the Pentagon and other agencies have pursued more transparent military and development operations costing many billions of dollars.
Their die-off coincided with the arrival of the first humans on the islands in the late 13th century, and scientists have long wondered what role hunting by Homo sapiens played in the moas' decline.
They point out that while hunting played a role, gathering was likely the primary source of nutrition, and that the reciprocal interaction of many factors, such as the development of language and culture, likely played important roles in the evolution of human beings.
Coming in 2015 is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, an action-role-player set in a world sure to make Skyrim seem as sizable as a postage stamp.
