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  1. Human cannibalism - Wikipedia

    Cannibalism is also a recurring theme in popular culture, especially within the horror genre, with cannibal films being a notable subgenre. One of the best known fictional serial killers is a cannibal: Hannibal …

  2. Cannibalism | Definition, History Examples, & Facts | Britannica

    The first known cannibal was a Neanderthal whose victims’ 100,000-year-old bones were discovered in Moula-Guercy, a cave in France. The six sets of remains show evidence of successful attempts to …

  3. Cannibalism—overview and medicolegal issues - PMC

    Cannibalism, the consumption of another by an individual of the same species, is a widespread practice amongst many animal groups. Human cannibalism or anthropophagy, however, is less common but …

  4. Cannibalism - New World Encyclopedia

    Cannibalism is the act or practice of eating members of one's own species and usually refers to human beings eating other humans (sometimes called anthropophagy).

  5. Cannibalism | Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology

    Cannibalism, the eating of one’s own kind, is a practice that occurs in both humans and non-humans.

  6. cannibalism | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute

    Cannibalism is the consumption of another human’s body matter, whether consensual or not. In the United States, there are no laws that explicitly prohibit cannibalism per se. However, most (if not all) …

  7. Cannibalism - Encyclopedia.com

    May 17, 2018 · CANNIBALISM is both a concept and a practice that may involve diverse themes of death, food, sacrifice, revenge, aggression, love, and destruction or transformation of human others.

  8. CANNIBALISM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CANNIBALISM meaning: 1. the practice of a person who eats human flesh, or the behaviour of an animal that eats others of…. Learn more.

  9. Cannibalism - Wikipedia

    Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 …

  10. Cannibalism: Cultures, Cures, Cuisine, and Calories - Britannica

    Funereal rituals involving cannibalism have been well documented. The Fore of Papua New Guinea, for example, were known to have eaten the bodies of their deceased. The practice was seen as a sign …