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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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| While Basement Jaxx scoured the globe for odd sounds, Dutch ensemble Soulwax cannibalize their own back catalog on Nite Sessions. Trapped by snow in the uppermost reaches of the Sierra Nevada, half of the Donner Party perished from starvation; the remaining half had to cannibalize their dead to survive. Tipton agrees that care must be taken so that soft drink companies don't develop products that masquerade as milk and cannibalize milk sales. |
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