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cannibalism |
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cannibalism the eating of flesh of living members of the same or similar species. It is common only in pigs and chickens and is due partly to boredom because of the confined space in which the animals are kept. See also infantophagia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Routley agreed that it had long been a commonplace of mainstream Western thought that human cannibalism is morally outrageous. Evidence suggesting human cannibalism has emerged at other sites, including a 6,000-year-old French cave (SN: 7/26/86, p. Since the turn of the century, archaeologists have asserted that various prehistoric sites contain evidence of human cannibalism, only to have their provocative claims later rejected as misinterpretations based on inadequate evidence. |
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