We found this large lid-like item north of Ponderosa, NM, in the national forest. Person in there for scale. The two openings showed us that it was sitting over a shallow pit, and not affixed. Looks to be made of fiberglass. We call it the “UFO”, but we are still wondering…
A: Looks like the storage and drinking portion of a guzzler system for wildlife.
After that you put a sugar cone on the feuerzange and pour something like Stroh 80, a drink with 80% alcohol over it and light it up. Keep pouring the alcohol over the cone while it melts down in the whine. You now have a warm, sweet and strong drink for a nice winter evening. You should watch the movie Feuerzangenbowle while you do all this.
"may be more zebra than horse"
What do you suppose you mean by that?
I think the expression is "If you hear hooves/find hoofprints, it's probably a horse and not a zebra" – similar to Occam's razor: The most probable explanation for something is usually the correct one.
In this case, the less probable explanation appears to be correct, therefore it's "rather a zebra than a horse".
sorry – "the simple explanation", not the most probable one.