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We now know who was cannibalised on the doomed Franklin expedition

DNA and genealogical evidence reveal, for the first time, the identity of cannibalised remains recovered from the Franklin expedition

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Tiny nematode worms can grow enormous mouths and become cannibals

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Ant queens have good reasons for eating their own babies

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C1R8W3 Maipure Indians, inhabitants of the Upper Orinoco river, grilling the legs of a dead enemy. Italian Engraving 1781. Colored.

Humans

Is it time for a more subtle view on the ultimate taboo: cannibalism?

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Our human ancestors often ate each other, and for surprising reasons

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Our human ancestors often ate each other, and for surprising reasons

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Newly hatched spider siblings

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Young cupboard spiders sometimes turn cannibal and eat their siblings

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A Gonatus squid eating another squid

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Deep-sea squid cannibals battle it out in a fight to the death

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New species of human may have shared our caves – and beds

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New species of human may have shared our caves – and beds

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Cannibal frog sees surprise snack while swallowing relative

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Cannibal frog sees surprise snack while swallowing relative

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Rare cannibal iguana caught snacking on a juicy juvenile

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Rare cannibal iguana caught snacking on a juicy juvenile

Reptiles don't usually tuck into their own kind, but harsh environmental conditions may have pushed this adult iguana to its limits

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Zoologger: The baby spiders that munch up their mum

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The island paradise overrun by giant cannibals

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Zoologger: Female spider kills male to attract a mate

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Cure for love: Sex with a mantis ends in dinner

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