C is for Cannibalism - Part I

Birds do it. Bees might do it. We don't know about educated fleas but spiders definitely do it. Check out our first episode on cannibalism - all about the animal kingdom. You may never be able to watch cute animal videos again after finding out that adorable tamarin monkeys and your pet hamster are just some of the animals that engage in cannibalism. 

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Sources:

Schutt, Bill, and Patricia Wynne. Cannibalism: a Perfectly Natural History. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2018.

Animal Cannibalism: Who Does it and Why? (Mary Bates, wired.com)

https://www.wired.com/2015/01/animal-cannibalism/

Cannibal Animals: 10 Gruesome Examples of Animals Eating Each Other (Alexander McNamara, Science Focus Magazine)

https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/cannibal-animals-10-gruesome-examples-of-animals-eating-each-other/

These Terrifying Parasites Turn Shrimp Into Zombies That Eat Their Young (Liz Neporent, ABC News)

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/terrifying-parasites-turn-shrimp-zombies-eat-young/story?id=29735578

Department of Primary Industries: NSW - Brooding and Rearing Ducks

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/poultry-and-birds/species/duck-raising/brooding-and-rearing

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease (Center for Disease Control)

https://www.cdc.gov/prions/bse/about.html