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Cannibalism
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Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 specie
A slug, Arion vulgaris, eating a dead individual of the same species
A slug, Arion vulgaris, eating a dead individual of the same species
Nematode of the order Mononchida eating another Mononchid
Nematode of the order Mononchida eating another Mononchid
Starling Feeding Offspring
Starling Feeding Offspring
Human cannibalism
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Human cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. A person who practices cannibalism is called a cannibal. The meaning of "cannibalism" has
Cannibalism
…of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species. Human cannibalism is also well documented, both in ancient and in recent times. The rate of cannibalism increases in nutritionally poor environments as individuals turn…
Enemies being killed and roasted by the Tupinambá in South America, watched by the naked German captive Hans Staden. Engraving by Theodor de Bry (1592
Enemies being killed and roasted by the Tupinambá in South America, watched by the naked German captive Hans Staden. Engraving by Theodor de Bry (1592).
Survival cannibalism during the Russian famine of 1921–1922
Survival cannibalism during the Russian famine of 1921–1922
Sketch of the Mignonette by Tom Dudley. In English common law, the R v Dudley and Stephens (1884) case banned killing others to eat them after maritim
Sketch of the Mignonette by Tom Dudley. In English common law, the R v Dudley and Stephens (1884) case banned killing others to eat them after maritime disasters, which had been a widely accepted custom of the sea.
A Yali man from Western New Guinea. Historical accounts describe warfare-related cannibalism directed against enemies (exocannibalism) among the Yali,
A Yali man from Western New Guinea. Historical accounts describe warfare-related cannibalism directed against enemies (exocannibalism) among the Yali, with reports of such practices continuing into the 1970s.