At Nature: “Study finds that the noxious pests have become so numerous, they’ve developed a taste for each other — as well as defences to ward off such attacks”: The discovery could help researchers to understand the evolutionary underpinnings of how this uncommon and extreme behaviour emerges. Scientists have seen cannibalism evolve in species before, Read More…
Tag: cannibalism
“Honey, I ate the kids” cited as evidence of Darwinism at work
They created a mathematical model that, they say, demonstrates: Live fast, die young, be prepared to abort.
Researchers: Warm weather made cannibals of Neanderthals
The researchers see it as a desperate measure. They don’t (and, of course, shouldn’t) rule out ritual cannibalism, which could also be a response to stress (= if we eat this person, we will absorb his ability to spot big game). Slowly the picture comes in and we are still looking for that subhuman Darwin promised us.