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OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Animal cannibalism

Animal cannibalism

  • Animal consumption of offspring

Incidence

Under conditions of stress animals can eat their newborn offspring, for example female pigs and chimpanzee mothers and fathers.

Broader

Dysfunctional behaviour in captive animals
Yet to rate

Related

Human cannibalism
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Value

Overconsumption
Yet to rate
Consumption
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Zoology » Animals
  • Society » Infants
  • Amenities » Consumption
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    G4979
    DOCID
    11749790
    D7NID
    161922
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024