(Grigorenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Cannibalism is something of a paradox: It's considered taboo and unacceptable, and yet ...

Newly excavated bones from Gran Dolina cave in Spain reveal an ancient human relative practiced cannibalism on adults and children, but researchers still don't know why.

Brown, cannibalism felt like the perfect expression of female rage — a visceral form of protest against the pressure women face to repress their appetites and not be gross or messy or greedy or needy.

Vulnerable spadefoot tadpoles eat their smaller competitors to speed towards toadhood as quickly as possible. Gulls and pelicans are among bird species that eat hatchlings for food or to prevent the ...

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Mosquitofish and guppies, though known to be cannibalistic in captivity, are extremely unlikely to be cannibals in wild settings, and the rare instances of cannibalism in these fish are likely due to ...

Researchers found cannibalism diets appeared among at least 207 snake species in 15 snake family groups Carlos Sanz/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Researchers Bruna Falcão and Omar ...